September 4, 2020
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Michel Pereira | Zelim Imadaev |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 4 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 013 | 908 |
| ELO Change | +27 | -27 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (4 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Michel Pereira | Zelim Imadaev |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 003 | 939 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
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 | Michel Pereira | Zelim Imadaev |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Submission | Submission |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 4:39 | 4:39 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 115 | 927 |
| ELO Change | +43 | -28 |
Michel Pereira earned a finish with a Submission in round 3 at 4:39, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Zelim Imadaev was submitted.
| Metric | Michel Pereira | Zelim Imadaev |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 88 | 23 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 153 | 90 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 88 | 24 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 082 | 852 |
| ELO Change | +31 | -31 |
Michel Pereira dominated the striking exchanges with 88 vs 24 total strikes, 88 vs 23 significant strikes, 57.5% vs 25.6% accuracy. Michel Pereira capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Michel Pereira | Zelim Imadaev |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:11 | 0:08 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 995 | 840 |
| ELO Change | +44 | -44 |
Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.
| Metric | Michel Pereira | Zelim Imadaev |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 203 | 301 |
| Activity ELO | 1 019 | 947 |
| ELO Change | +24 | -19 |
Michel Pereira demonstrated standard activity with 203 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Michel Pereira capitalized on this activity level, while Zelim Imadaev's 301-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Michel Pereira | Zelim Imadaev |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 010 | 941 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -19 |
Michel Pereira started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Zelim Imadaev is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Michel Pereira | Zelim Imadaev |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 003 | 939 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

