December 13, 2025
Women's Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Luana Santos | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 6 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 4 | -4 |
| Experience ELO | 1 148 | 1 055 |
| ELO Change | +28 | -28 |
Luana Santos's 4-fight experience advantage (6 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Luana Santos for the expected result. Had Melissa Croden pulled off the upset, her experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Luana Santos | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 075 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.
| Metric | Luana Santos | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 220 | 1 067 |
| ELO Change | +31 | -31 |
Luana Santos earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.
| Metric | Luana Santos | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 12 | 22 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 24 | 74 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 93 | 56 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 157 | 1 084 |
| ELO Change | +26 | -26 |
Luana Santos controlled the striking exchanges with 93 vs 56 total strikes, 12 vs 22 significant strikes, 50.0% vs 29.7% accuracy. Luana Santos capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Luana Santos | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 3 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 7 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 9:21 | 0:44 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 254 | 1 020 |
| ELO Change | +31 | -31 |
Luana Santos controlled Melissa Croden on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 9:21 of control time, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Luana Santos | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 210 | 56 |
| Activity ELO | 1 117 | 1 006 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -17 |
Luana Santos demonstrated standard activity with 210 days since her last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Luana Santos capitalized on this activity level, while Melissa Croden's 56-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Luana Santos | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 2 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 091 | 1 007 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -18 |
Luana Santos extended her 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Melissa Croden is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Luana Santos | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Women's Bantamweight | Women's Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 075 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.