Razak Al-Hassan vs Steve Cantwell

December 9, 2008

Light Heavyweight Bout

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963
(-37)
Razak Al-Hassan
Winner: Steve Cantwell
Submission
Round 1 • 4:04

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C-ELO Evolution

Razak Al-Hassan-37
Steve Cantwell+41
1041
(+41)
Steve Cantwell

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Razak Al-Hassan: -21Steve Cantwell: +21

Performance Statistics

MetricRazak Al-HassanSteve Cantwell
Total UFC Fights11
Experience Gap00
Experience ELO9791 021
ELO Change-21+21
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What Happened

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

Title Fight ELO
ELO Changes
Razak Al-Hassan: -21Steve Cantwell: +21

Performance Statistics

MetricRazak Al-HassanSteve Cantwell
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO9791 021
ELO Change-21+21
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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
Razak Al-Hassan: -42Steve Cantwell: +69

Performance Statistics

MetricRazak Al-HassanSteve Cantwell
Fight OutcomeSubmissionSubmission
Last Round11
Time of Finish4:044:04
Win Type ELO9581 069
ELO Change-42+69
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What Happened

Steve Cantwell earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 4:04, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Razak Al-Hassan: -26Steve Cantwell: +26

Performance Statistics

MetricRazak Al-HassanSteve Cantwell
Significant Strikes Landed1315
Significant Strikes Attempted5629
Total Strikes Landed1519
Knockdowns Scored00
Striking ELO9741 026
ELO Change-26+26
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What Happened

Steve Cantwell slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 51.7% vs 23.2% accuracy. Steve Cantwell capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Razak Al-Hassan: -122Steve Cantwell: +122

Performance Statistics

MetricRazak Al-HassanSteve Cantwell
Takedowns Landed01
Takedowns Attempted11
Ground Control Time0:171:18
Ground Strikes Landed02
Ground ELO8781 122
ELO Change-122+122
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What Happened

Steve Cantwell dominated Razak Al-Hassan on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 1:18 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Razak Al-Hassan: -21Steve Cantwell: +21

Performance Statistics

MetricRazak Al-HassanSteve Cantwell
Days Since Last FightN/AN/A
Activity ELO9791 021
ELO Change-21+21
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What Happened

Steve Cantwell demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Steve Cantwell capitalized on this activity level, while Razak Al-Hassan's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Razak Al-Hassan: -21Steve Cantwell: +23

Performance Statistics

MetricRazak Al-HassanSteve Cantwell
Win Streak01
Win Streak ELO9791 023
ELO Change-21+23
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What Happened

Steve Cantwell started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Razak Al-Hassan is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Razak Al-Hassan: -21Steve Cantwell: +21

Performance Statistics

MetricRazak Al-HassanSteve Cantwell
Weight ClassLight HeavyweightLight Heavyweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO9791 021
ELO Change-21+21
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What Happened

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