June 26, 2015
Welterweight Bout
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| Metric | Steve Montgomery | Tony Sims |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 1 |
| Experience Gap | 0 | 0 |
| Experience ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Steve Montgomery | Tony Sims |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
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 | Steve Montgomery | Tony Sims |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 2:43 | 2:43 |
| Win Type ELO | 958 | 1 095 |
| ELO Change | -42 | +95 |
Tony Sims earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:43, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.
| Metric | Steve Montgomery | Tony Sims |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 9 | 10 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 28 | 19 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 13 | 12 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 915 | 1 085 |
| ELO Change | -85 | +85 |
Tony Sims controlled the striking exchanges with 52.6% vs 32.1% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Tony Sims capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Steve Montgomery | Tony Sims |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 0:33 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 3 |
| Ground ELO | 946 | 1 054 |
| ELO Change | -54 | +54 |
Tony Sims landed 1 knockdown followed by 3 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Steve Montgomery | Tony Sims |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | N/A |
| Activity ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
Tony Sims 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, Tony Sims capitalized on this activity level, while Steve Montgomery's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Steve Montgomery | Tony Sims |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 979 | 1 023 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +23 |
Tony Sims started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Steve Montgomery is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Steve Montgomery | Tony Sims |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.

