December 6, 2019
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Ricky Simon | Rob Font |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 5 | 10 |
| Experience Gap | -5 | 5 |
| Experience ELO | 1 091 | 1 182 |
| ELO Change | -29 | +29 |
Rob Font's 5-fight experience advantage (10 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rob Font for the expected result. Had Ricky Simon pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Rob Font |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 027 | 1 090 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
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 | Ricky Simon | Rob Font |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 102 | 1 306 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
Rob Font 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 | Ricky Simon | Rob Font |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 59 | 90 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 154 | 202 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 65 | 100 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 044 | 1 293 |
| ELO Change | -14 | +14 |
Rob Font controlled the striking exchanges with 100 vs 65 total strikes, 90 vs 59 significant strikes. Rob Font capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Rob Font |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 6 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 16 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 3:18 | 0:11 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 2 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 212 | 1 230 |
| ELO Change | -31 | +31 |
Rob Font did not secure a significant ground advantage against Ricky Simon on the ground with 1 takedown, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Rob Font |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 148 | 357 |
| Activity ELO | 1 073 | 1 178 |
| ELO Change | -17 | +17 |
Rob Font demonstrated standard activity with 357 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Rob Font capitalized on this activity level, while Ricky Simon's 148-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Rob Font |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 2 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 043 | 1 113 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +23 |
Rob Font extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ricky Simon is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Rob Font |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 026 | 1 090 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.