May 6, 1999
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Tony Petarra | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 1 | 2 |
| Experience Gap | -1 | 1 |
| Experience ELO | 966 | 1 011 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +34 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Tony Petarra | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 978 | 1 005 |
| 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 | Tony Petarra | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 2:53 | 2:53 |
| Win Type ELO | 956 | 1 085 |
| ELO Change | -44 | +98 |
Wanderlei Silva earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:53, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.
| Metric | Tony Petarra | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 4 | 25 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 5 | 32 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 6 | 32 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 848 | 1 099 |
| ELO Change | -152 | +152 |
Wanderlei Silva controlled the striking exchanges with 32 vs 6 total strikes, 25 vs 4 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Wanderlei Silva capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Tony Petarra | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | -- | -- |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 946 | 1 041 |
| ELO Change | -54 | +54 |
Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.
| Metric | Tony Petarra | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | N/A | 203 |
| Activity ELO | 979 | 1 021 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +27 |
Wanderlei Silva demonstrated standard activity with 203 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Wanderlei Silva capitalized on this activity level, while Tony Petarra's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Tony Petarra | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 978 | 1 007 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +24 |
Wanderlei Silva started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Tony Petarra is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Tony Petarra | Wanderlei Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 978 | 1 004 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.