July 14, 2020
Flyweight Bout
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| Metric | Ryan Benoit | Tim Elliott |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 8 | 14 |
| Experience Gap | -6 | 6 |
| Experience ELO | 963 | 923 |
| ELO Change | -42 | +42 |
Tim Elliott's 6-fight experience advantage (14 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tim Elliott for the expected result. Had Ryan Benoit pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Ryan Benoit | Tim Elliott |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 964 | 963 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
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 | Ryan Benoit | Tim Elliott |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 035 | 1 012 |
| ELO Change | -58 | +58 |
Tim Elliott 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 | Ryan Benoit | Tim Elliott |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 55 | 67 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 122 | 169 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 64 | 90 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 026 | 1 061 |
| ELO Change | -30 | +30 |
Tim Elliott edged the striking exchanges with 90 vs 64 total strikes, 67 vs 55 significant strikes. Tim Elliott capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Ryan Benoit | Tim Elliott |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 13 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:22 | 2:42 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 9 |
| Ground ELO | 829 | 1 029 |
| ELO Change | -44 | +44 |
Tim Elliott controlled Ryan Benoit on the ground with 1 takedown, 2:42 of control time, 9 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Ryan Benoit | Tim Elliott |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 207 | 46 |
| Activity ELO | 971 | 1 089 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +109 |
Tim Elliott demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 46 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Tim Elliott capitalized on this activity level, while Ryan Benoit's 207-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Ryan Benoit | Tim Elliott |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 971 | 975 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +26 |
Tim Elliott started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ryan Benoit is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Ryan Benoit | Tim Elliott |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Flyweight | Flyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 964 | 959 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.