October 20, 2017
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Salim Touahri | Warlley Alves |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 7 |
| Experience Gap | -6 | 6 |
| Experience ELO | 974 | 1 090 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
Warlley Alves's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Warlley Alves for the expected result. Had Salim Touahri pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Salim Touahri | Warlley Alves |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 981 | 1 058 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
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 | Salim Touahri | Warlley Alves |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 976 | 1 179 |
| ELO Change | -24 | +24 |
Warlley Alves 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 | Salim Touahri | Warlley Alves |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 35 | 38 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 74 | 95 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 49 | 55 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 981 | 1 085 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
Warlley Alves slightly outperformed the striking exchanges. Warlley Alves capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Salim Touahri | Warlley Alves |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 2 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 7 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:17 | 3:45 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 974 | 1 293 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
Warlley Alves controlled Salim Touahri on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 3:45 of control time, 1 ground strike, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Salim Touahri | Warlley Alves |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 336 |
| Activity ELO | 984 | 1 098 |
| ELO Change | -16 | +16 |
Warlley Alves demonstrated standard activity with 336 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Warlley Alves capitalized on this activity level, while Salim Touahri's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Salim Touahri | Warlley Alves |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 983 | 1 079 |
| ELO Change | -17 | +19 |
Warlley Alves started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Salim Touahri is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Salim Touahri | Warlley Alves |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 981 | 1 058 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +19 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

