April 28, 2023
Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Ricky Simon | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 11 | 12 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 220 | 1 250 |
| ELO Change | -35 | +35 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (11 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 108 | 1 133 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
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 | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 5 | 5 |
| Time of Finish | 1:10 | 1:10 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 306 | 1 457 |
| ELO Change | -37 | +75 |
Song Yadong gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 5, earning finishing bonuses.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 60 | 105 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 139 | 228 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 64 | 110 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 2 |
| Striking ELO | 1 216 | 1 483 |
| ELO Change | -123 | +123 |
Song Yadong dominated the striking exchanges with 110 vs 64 total strikes, 105 vs 60 significant strikes, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Song Yadong capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 2 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 9 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:51 | 0:27 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 3 | 19 |
| Ground ELO | 1 490 | 1 202 |
| ELO Change | -47 | +47 |
Song Yadong did not secure a significant ground advantage against Ricky Simon on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:27 of control time, 19 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 287 | 224 |
| Activity ELO | 1 296 | 1 285 |
| ELO Change | -25 | +31 |
Song Yadong demonstrated standard activity with 224 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Song Yadong capitalized on this activity level, while Ricky Simon's 287-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 163 | 1 172 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +26 |
Song Yadong started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ricky Simon is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Ricky Simon | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 107 | 1 130 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.