February 8, 2019
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Rani Yahya | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 16 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | 13 | -13 |
| Experience ELO | 1 116 | 1 155 |
| ELO Change | -38 | +70 |
Ricky Simon overcame a 13-fight experience disadvantage (3 vs 16 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Rani Yahya.
| Metric | Rani Yahya | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 095 | 1 066 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
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 | Rani Yahya | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 221 | 1 159 |
| ELO Change | -63 | +63 |
Ricky Simon 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 | Rani Yahya | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 47 | 54 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 186 | 137 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 52 | 66 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 2 |
| Striking ELO | 1 089 | 1 171 |
| ELO Change | -132 | +132 |
Ricky Simon dominated the striking exchanges with 54 vs 47 significant strikes, 39.4% vs 25.3% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Ricky Simon capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Rani Yahya | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 4 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 9 | 5 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 3:50 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 16 |
| Ground ELO | 1 197 | 1 291 |
| ELO Change | -119 | +119 |
Ricky Simon dominated Rani Yahya on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 3:50 of control time, 16 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Rani Yahya | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 169 | 190 |
| Activity ELO | 1 158 | 1 104 |
| ELO Change | -28 | +35 |
Ricky Simon demonstrated standard activity with 190 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Ricky Simon capitalized on this activity level, while Rani Yahya's 169-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Rani Yahya | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 3 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 123 | 1 081 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +35 |
Ricky Simon extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Rani Yahya is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Rani Yahya | Ricky Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 095 | 1 066 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.