April 13, 2018
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Luke Sanders | Patrick Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 4 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 052 | 928 |
| ELO Change | +24 | -16 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (4 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Luke Sanders | Patrick Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 001 | 961 |
| 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 Sanders | Patrick Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 064 | 988 |
| ELO Change | +43 | -43 |
Luke Sanders 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 Sanders | Patrick Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 59 | 61 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 140 | 109 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 62 | 68 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 1 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 012 | 860 |
| ELO Change | +43 | -43 |
Luke Sanders controlled the striking exchanges with 42.1% vs 56.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Luke Sanders capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Luke Sanders | Patrick Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 5 |
| Ground Control Time | 1:19 | 0:55 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 2 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 017 | 943 |
| ELO Change | +61 | -61 |
Luke Sanders landed 1 knockdown followed by 2 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Luke Sanders | Patrick Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 126 | 364 |
| Activity ELO | 1 030 | 959 |
| ELO Change | +41 | -20 |
Luke Sanders demonstrated solid activity levels with 126 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Luke Sanders capitalized on this activity level, while Patrick Williams's 364-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Luke Sanders | Patrick Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 007 | 963 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
Luke Sanders started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Patrick Williams is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Luke Sanders | Patrick Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 001 | 961 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.