February 19, 2010
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Michael Bisping | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 11 | 8 |
| Experience Gap | 3 | -3 |
| Experience ELO | 1 110 | 1 043 |
| ELO Change | -46 | +55 |
Wanderlei Silva overcame a 3-fight experience disadvantage (8 vs 11 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Michael Bisping.
| Metric | Michael Bisping | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 080 | 1 013 |
| ELO Change | -28 | +28 |
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 | Michael Bisping | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 256 | 1 211 |
| ELO Change | -61 | +61 |
Wanderlei Silva 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 | Michael Bisping | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 32 | 42 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 137 | 165 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 38 | 47 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 1 179 | 1 232 |
| ELO Change | -76 | +76 |
Wanderlei Silva controlled the striking exchanges with 42 vs 32 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Wanderlei Silva capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Michael Bisping | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 5 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 9 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:43 | 1:01 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 7 |
| Ground ELO | 1 117 | 1 088 |
| ELO Change | -92 | +92 |
Wanderlei Silva landed 1 knockdown followed by 7 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Michael Bisping | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 98 | 253 |
| Activity ELO | 1 224 | 1 085 |
| ELO Change | -32 | +40 |
Wanderlei Silva demonstrated standard activity with 253 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Wanderlei Silva capitalized on this activity level, while Michael Bisping's 98-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Michael Bisping | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 104 | 1 016 |
| ELO Change | -30 | +32 |
Wanderlei Silva started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Michael Bisping is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Michael Bisping | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 077 | 999 |
| ELO Change | -29 | +29 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.