May 15, 2020
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Marlon Vera | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 14 | 6 |
| Experience Gap | 8 | -8 |
| Experience ELO | 1 132 | 1 194 |
| ELO Change | -33 | +51 |
Song Yadong overcame a 8-fight experience disadvantage (6 vs 14 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Marlon Vera.
| Metric | Marlon Vera | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 075 | 1 103 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
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 | Marlon Vera | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 271 | 1 331 |
| ELO Change | -46 | +46 |
Song Yadong 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 | Marlon Vera | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 92 | 101 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 164 | 201 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 115 | 119 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 236 | 1 319 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
Song Yadong edged the striking exchanges with 101 vs 92 significant strikes. Song Yadong capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Marlon Vera | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 2 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 3:15 | 1:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 4 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 1 151 | 1 237 |
| ELO Change | -18 | +18 |
Song Yadong did not secure a significant ground advantage against Marlon Vera on the ground with 0 takedowns, 1:00 of control time, 1 ground strike, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Marlon Vera | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 217 | 161 |
| Activity ELO | 1 197 | 1 165 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +48 |
Song Yadong demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Song Yadong capitalized on this activity level, while Marlon Vera's 217-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Marlon Vera | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 119 | 1 128 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +26 |
Song Yadong started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Marlon Vera is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Marlon Vera | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 075 | 1 103 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.