July 20, 2012
UFC Interim Bantamweight Title Bout
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| Metric | Renan Barao | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 4 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 1 106 | 976 |
| ELO Change | +24 | -16 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (4 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Renan Barao | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 081 | 1 004 |
| 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 | Renan Barao | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 5 | 5 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 181 | 1 046 |
| ELO Change | +34 | -34 |
Renan Barao 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 | Renan Barao | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 85 | 60 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 290 | 178 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 85 | 62 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 171 | 1 080 |
| ELO Change | +27 | -27 |
Renan Barao controlled the striking exchanges with 85 vs 62 total strikes, 85 vs 60 significant strikes. Renan Barao capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Renan Barao | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 6 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 0:08 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 213 | 1 173 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.
| Metric | Renan Barao | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 168 | 245 |
| Activity ELO | 1 139 | 1 032 |
| ELO Change | +30 | -17 |
Renan Barao demonstrated solid activity levels with 168 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Renan Barao capitalized on this activity level, while Urijah Faber's 245-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Renan Barao | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 4 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 099 | 1 009 |
| ELO Change | +25 | -18 |
Renan Barao extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Urijah Faber is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Renan Barao | Urijah Faber |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 081 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.