Ryan Bader vs Vinny Magalhaes

December 12, 2008

Ultimate Fighter 8 Light Heavyweight Tournament Title Bout

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1047
(+47)
Ryan Bader
Winner: Ryan Bader
KO/TKO
Round 1 • 2:18

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C-ELO Evolution

Ryan Bader+47
Vinny Magalhaes-40
960
(-40)
Vinny Magalhaes

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Ryan Bader: +21Vinny Magalhaes: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRyan BaderVinny Magalhaes
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
Ryan Bader: +21Vinny Magalhaes: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRyan BaderVinny Magalhaes
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
Ryan Bader: +95Vinny Magalhaes: -42

Performance Statistics

MetricRyan BaderVinny Magalhaes
Fight OutcomeKO/TKOKO/TKO
Last Round11
Time of Finish2:182:18
Win Type ELO1 095958
ELO Change+95-42
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What Happened

Ryan Bader earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:18, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Ryan Bader: +120Vinny Magalhaes: -120

Performance Statistics

MetricRyan BaderVinny Magalhaes
Significant Strikes Landed154
Significant Strikes Attempted3020
Total Strikes Landed154
Knockdowns Scored10
Striking ELO1 120880
ELO Change+120-120
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What Happened

Ryan Bader controlled the striking exchanges with 15 vs 4 significant strikes, 50.0% vs 20.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Ryan Bader capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Ryan Bader: +53Vinny Magalhaes: -53

Performance Statistics

MetricRyan BaderVinny Magalhaes
Takedowns Landed00
Takedowns Attempted00
Ground Control Time0:040:00
Ground Strikes Landed30
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
Ryan Bader: +21Vinny Magalhaes: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRyan BaderVinny Magalhaes
Days Since Last FightN/AN/A
Activity ELO1 021979
ELO Change+21-21
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What Happened

Ryan Bader 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, Ryan Bader capitalized on this activity level, while Vinny Magalhaes's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Ryan Bader: +23Vinny Magalhaes: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRyan BaderVinny Magalhaes
Win Streak10
Win Streak ELO1 023979
ELO Change+23-21
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What Happened

Ryan Bader started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Vinny Magalhaes is back at 0 with this loss.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Ryan Bader: +21Vinny Magalhaes: -21

Performance Statistics

MetricRyan BaderVinny Magalhaes
Weight ClassLight HeavyweightLight Heavyweight
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.