February 24, 2012
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Riki Fukuda | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 2 | 6 |
| Experience Gap | -4 | 4 |
| Experience ELO | 1 012 | 890 |
| ELO Change | +33 | -26 |
Riki Fukuda overcame a 4-fight experience disadvantage (2 vs 6 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Steve Cantwell.
| Metric | Riki Fukuda | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 997 | 919 |
| ELO Change | +18 | -18 |
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 | Riki Fukuda | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 996 | 883 |
| ELO Change | +38 | -38 |
Riki Fukuda 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 | Riki Fukuda | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 124 | 47 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 242 | 148 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 187 | 49 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 011 | 829 |
| ELO Change | +37 | -37 |
Riki Fukuda dominated the striking exchanges with 187 vs 49 total strikes, 124 vs 47 significant strikes, 51.2% vs 31.8% accuracy. Riki Fukuda capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Riki Fukuda | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 3 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 6 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 3:36 | 0:12 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 6 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 048 | 868 |
| ELO Change | +69 | -69 |
Riki Fukuda controlled Steve Cantwell on the ground with 3 vs 1 takedowns, 3:36 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Riki Fukuda | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 364 | 141 |
| Activity ELO | 998 | 922 |
| ELO Change | +19 | -19 |
Riki Fukuda demonstrated standard activity with 364 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Riki Fukuda capitalized on this activity level, while Steve Cantwell's 141-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Riki Fukuda | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 999 | 920 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -19 |
Riki Fukuda started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Steve Cantwell is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Riki Fukuda | Steve Cantwell |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 997 | 919 |
| ELO Change | +18 | -18 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.