April 10, 2015
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Pawel Pawlak | Sheldon Westcott |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 994 | 957 |
| ELO Change | +33 | -22 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Pawel Pawlak | Sheldon Westcott |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 996 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
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 | Pawel Pawlak | Sheldon Westcott |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 989 | 915 |
| ELO Change | +43 | -43 |
Pawel Pawlak 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 | Pawel Pawlak | Sheldon Westcott |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 30 | 17 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 60 | 45 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 77 | 38 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 979 | 868 |
| ELO Change | +33 | -33 |
Pawel Pawlak controlled the striking exchanges with 77 vs 38 total strikes, 30 vs 17 significant strikes, 50.0% vs 37.8% accuracy. Pawel Pawlak capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Pawel Pawlak | Sheldon Westcott |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 3 | 3 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 4 | 11 |
| Ground Control Time | 3:07 | 9:58 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 6 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 959 | 846 |
| ELO Change | +81 | -81 |
Pawel Pawlak controlled Sheldon Westcott on the ground with 3 takedowns, 3:07 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Pawel Pawlak | Sheldon Westcott |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 315 | 360 |
| Activity ELO | 997 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
Pawel Pawlak demonstrated standard activity with 315 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Pawel Pawlak capitalized on this activity level, while Sheldon Westcott's 360-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Pawel Pawlak | Sheldon Westcott |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 999 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -21 |
Pawel Pawlak started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Sheldon Westcott is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Pawel Pawlak | Sheldon Westcott |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 996 | 958 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.