Rinya Nakamura vs Toshiomi Kazama

February 3, 2023

Road To UFC 1 Bantamweight Tournament Title Bout

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1052
(+52)
Rinya Nakamura
Winner: Rinya Nakamura
KO/TKO
Round 1 • 0:33

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C-ELO Evolution

Rinya Nakamura+52
Toshiomi Kazama-43
957
(-43)
Toshiomi Kazama

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Rinya Nakamura: +21Toshiomi Kazama: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRinya NakamuraToshiomi Kazama
Total UFC Fights11
Experience Gap00
Experience ELO1 021979
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
Rinya Nakamura: +21Toshiomi Kazama: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRinya NakamuraToshiomi Kazama
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO1 021979
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
Rinya Nakamura: +111Toshiomi Kazama: -42

Performance Statistics

MetricRinya NakamuraToshiomi Kazama
Fight OutcomeKO/TKOKO/TKO
Last Round11
Time of Finish0:330:33
Win Type ELO1 111958
ELO Change+111-42
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What Happened

Rinya Nakamura secured a devastating KO/TKO in 0:33 of round 1. This explosive first-minute finish earned substantial bonus rewards for the exceptional performance.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Rinya Nakamura: +143Toshiomi Kazama: -143

Performance Statistics

MetricRinya NakamuraToshiomi Kazama
Significant Strikes Landed114
Significant Strikes Attempted2510
Total Strikes Landed114
Knockdowns Scored20
Striking ELO1 143857
ELO Change+143-143
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What Happened

Rinya Nakamura dominated the striking exchanges with 11 vs 4 significant strikes, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Rinya Nakamura capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Rinya Nakamura: +53Toshiomi Kazama: -53

Performance Statistics

MetricRinya NakamuraToshiomi Kazama
Takedowns Landed00
Takedowns Attempted00
Ground Control Time0:030:00
Ground Strikes Landed10
Ground ELO1 053947
ELO Change+53-53
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What Happened

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Rinya Nakamura: +21Toshiomi Kazama: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRinya NakamuraToshiomi Kazama
Days Since Last FightN/AN/A
Activity ELO1 021979
ELO Change+21-21
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What Happened

Rinya Nakamura 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, Rinya Nakamura capitalized on this activity level, while Toshiomi Kazama's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Rinya Nakamura: +23Toshiomi Kazama: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRinya NakamuraToshiomi Kazama
Win Streak10
Win Streak ELO1 023979
ELO Change+23-21
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What Happened

Rinya Nakamura started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Toshiomi Kazama is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Rinya Nakamura: +21Toshiomi Kazama: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRinya NakamuraToshiomi Kazama
Weight ClassBantamweightBantamweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO1 021979
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.