July 4, 2014
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Thiago Santos | Uriah Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 3 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 990 | 1 051 |
| ELO Change | -32 | +32 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Thiago Santos | Uriah Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 983 | 1 006 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
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 | Thiago Santos | Uriah Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 056 | 1 075 |
| ELO Change | -52 | +52 |
Uriah Hall 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 | Thiago Santos | Uriah Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 44 | 42 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 129 | 113 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 48 | 42 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 110 | 1 074 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
The striking was extremely close with minimal separation between fighters. However, since Thiago Santos lost the overall fight, any slight striking edge couldn't be converted into ELO gains. Uriah Hall's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.
| Metric | Thiago Santos | Uriah Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 1 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:59 | 0:05 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 3 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 1 010 | 996 |
| ELO Change | -33 | +33 |
Uriah Hall did not secure a significant ground advantage against Thiago Santos on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 1 ground strike, with almost no grappling bonus.
| Metric | Thiago Santos | Uriah Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 104 | 189 |
| Activity ELO | 992 | 1 054 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +25 |
Uriah Hall demonstrated standard activity with 189 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Uriah Hall capitalized on this activity level, while Thiago Santos's 104-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Thiago Santos | Uriah Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 2 |
| Win Streak ELO | 986 | 1 016 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +27 |
Uriah Hall extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Thiago Santos is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Thiago Santos | Uriah Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 983 | 1 006 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.