August 3, 2018
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Matt Sayles | Sheymon Moraes |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 966 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +34 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Matt Sayles | Sheymon Moraes |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 978 | 1 002 |
| 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 | Matt Sayles | Sheymon Moraes |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 954 | 1 012 |
| ELO Change | -46 | +46 |
Sheymon Moraes 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 | Matt Sayles | Sheymon Moraes |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 77 | 73 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 235 | 172 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 79 | 77 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 977 | 985 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +23 |
The striking was extremely close with minimal separation between fighters. However, since Matt Sayles lost the overall fight, any slight striking edge couldn't be converted into ELO gains. Sheymon Moraes's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.
| Metric | Matt Sayles | Sheymon Moraes |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 3 | 4 |
| Ground Control Time | 1:07 | 0:03 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 970 | 867 |
| ELO Change | -30 | +30 |
Sheymon Moraes did not secure a significant ground advantage against Matt Sayles on the ground through positional advantages and pressure, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Matt Sayles | Sheymon Moraes |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 252 |
| Activity ELO | 978 | 1 008 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +28 |
Sheymon Moraes demonstrated standard activity with 252 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Sheymon Moraes capitalized on this activity level, while Matt Sayles's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Matt Sayles | Sheymon Moraes |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 978 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +24 |
Sheymon Moraes started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Matt Sayles is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Matt Sayles | Sheymon Moraes |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 978 | 1 002 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.