Paul Taylor vs Peter Sobotta

June 12, 2009

Welterweight Bout

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1022
(+36)
Paul Taylor
Winner: Paul Taylor
Decision - Unanimous
Round 3 • 5:00

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C-ELO Evolution

Paul Taylor+36
Peter Sobotta-35
965
(-35)
Peter Sobotta

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Paul Taylor: +37Peter Sobotta: -37

Performance Statistics

MetricPaul TaylorPeter Sobotta
Total UFC Fights61
Experience Gap5-5
Experience ELO975963
ELO Change+37-37
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What Happened

Paul Taylor's 5-fight experience advantage (6 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Paul Taylor for the expected result. Had Peter Sobotta pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.

Title Fight ELO
ELO Changes
Paul Taylor: +22Peter Sobotta: -22

Performance Statistics

MetricPaul TaylorPeter Sobotta
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO1 003978
ELO Change+22-22
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What Happened

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.

Win Type ELO
ELO Changes
Paul Taylor: +43Peter Sobotta: -43

Performance Statistics

MetricPaul TaylorPeter Sobotta
Fight OutcomeDecision - UnanimousDecision - Unanimous
Last Round33
Time of Finish5:005:00
Win Type ELO1 035957
ELO Change+43-43
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What Happened

Paul Taylor 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.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Paul Taylor: +40Peter Sobotta: -40

Performance Statistics

MetricPaul TaylorPeter Sobotta
Significant Strikes Landed4618
Significant Strikes Attempted10239
Total Strikes Landed8019
Knockdowns Scored00
Striking ELO1 128960
ELO Change+40-40
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What Happened

Paul Taylor dominated the striking exchanges with 80 vs 19 total strikes, 46 vs 18 significant strikes. Paul Taylor capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Paul Taylor: +73Peter Sobotta: -73

Performance Statistics

MetricPaul TaylorPeter Sobotta
Takedowns Landed02
Takedowns Attempted07
Ground Control Time4:332:08
Ground Strikes Landed30
Ground ELO977927
ELO Change+73-73
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What Happened

Paul Taylor controlled Peter Sobotta on the ground with 0 takedowns, 4:33 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Paul Taylor: +25Peter Sobotta: -20

Performance Statistics

MetricPaul TaylorPeter Sobotta
Days Since Last Fight238N/A
Activity ELO1 042980
ELO Change+25-20
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What Happened

Paul Taylor demonstrated standard activity with 238 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Paul Taylor capitalized on this activity level, while Peter Sobotta's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Paul Taylor: +24Peter Sobotta: -22

Performance Statistics

MetricPaul TaylorPeter Sobotta
Win Streak10
Win Streak ELO1 012978
ELO Change+24-22
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What Happened

Paul Taylor started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Peter Sobotta is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Paul Taylor: +22Peter Sobotta: -22

Performance Statistics

MetricPaul TaylorPeter Sobotta
Weight ClassWelterweightWelterweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO1 003978
ELO Change+22-22
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What Happened

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.