March 25, 2022
Lightweight Bout
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| Metric | Marc Diakiese | Viacheslav Borshchev |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 11 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 9 | -9 |
| Experience ELO | 1 037 | 1 022 |
| ELO Change | +37 | -37 |
Marc Diakiese's 9-fight experience advantage (11 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Marc Diakiese for the expected result. Had Viacheslav Borshchev pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Marc Diakiese | Viacheslav Borshchev |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 011 | 997 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -23 |
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 | Marc Diakiese | Viacheslav Borshchev |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 110 | 1 036 |
| ELO Change | +43 | -43 |
Marc Diakiese 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 | Marc Diakiese | Viacheslav Borshchev |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 17 | 12 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 20 | 21 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 40 | 32 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 106 | 1 055 |
| ELO Change | +30 | -30 |
Marc Diakiese slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 17 vs 12 significant strikes, 85.0% vs 57.1% accuracy. Marc Diakiese capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Marc Diakiese | Viacheslav Borshchev |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 11 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 18 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 12:24 | 0:35 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 8 | 3 |
| Ground ELO | 1 091 | 912 |
| ELO Change | +108 | -108 |
Marc Diakiese dominated Viacheslav Borshchev on the ground with 11 vs 0 takedowns, 12:24 of control time, 8 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Marc Diakiese | Viacheslav Borshchev |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 133 | 70 |
| Activity ELO | 1 086 | 1 001 |
| ELO Change | +39 | -19 |
Marc Diakiese demonstrated solid activity levels with 133 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Marc Diakiese capitalized on this activity level, while Viacheslav Borshchev's 70-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Marc Diakiese | Viacheslav Borshchev |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 026 | 1 000 |
| ELO Change | +24 | -22 |
Marc Diakiese started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Viacheslav Borshchev is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Marc Diakiese | Viacheslav Borshchev |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Lightweight | Lightweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 011 | 997 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -23 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.