August 8, 2008
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Luke Cummo | Tamdan McCrory |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 7 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | 4 | -4 |
| Experience ELO | 994 | 1 040 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +44 |
Tamdan McCrory overcame a 4-fight experience disadvantage (3 vs 7 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Luke Cummo.
| Metric | Luke Cummo | Tamdan McCrory |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 978 | 1 020 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
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 | Luke Cummo | Tamdan McCrory |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 035 | 1 077 |
| ELO Change | -49 | +49 |
Tamdan McCrory 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 | Luke Cummo | Tamdan McCrory |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 11 | 26 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 25 | 44 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 42 | 44 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 025 | 1 006 |
| ELO Change | -43 | +43 |
Tamdan McCrory controlled the striking exchanges with 26 vs 11 significant strikes, 59.1% vs 44.0% accuracy. Tamdan McCrory capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Luke Cummo | Tamdan McCrory |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 4 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 7 |
| Ground Control Time | 2:13 | 10:17 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 2 | 16 |
| Ground ELO | 789 | 990 |
| ELO Change | -82 | +82 |
Tamdan McCrory dominated Luke Cummo on the ground with 4 vs 1 takedowns, 10:17 of control time, 16 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Luke Cummo | Tamdan McCrory |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 161 | 266 |
| Activity ELO | 1 005 | 1 028 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +28 |
Tamdan McCrory demonstrated standard activity with 266 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Tamdan McCrory capitalized on this activity level, while Luke Cummo's 161-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Luke Cummo | Tamdan McCrory |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 985 | 1 024 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +23 |
Tamdan McCrory started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Luke Cummo is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Luke Cummo | Tamdan McCrory |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 978 | 1 020 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.