August 5, 2011
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Vitor Belfort | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 14 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 10 | -10 |
| Experience ELO | 1 171 | 1 010 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
Vitor Belfort's 10-fight experience advantage (14 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Vitor Belfort for the expected result. Had Yoshihiro Akiyama pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.
| Metric | Vitor Belfort | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 174 | 979 |
| ELO Change | +11 | -11 |
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 | Vitor Belfort | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | KO/TKO | KO/TKO |
| Last Round | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Finish | 1:52 | 1:52 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 457 | 980 |
| ELO Change | +13 | -6 |
Vitor Belfort earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:52, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.
| Metric | Vitor Belfort | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 12 | 1 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 25 | 9 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 12 | 1 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 2 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 365 | 936 |
| ELO Change | +47 | -47 |
Vitor Belfort dominated the striking exchanges with 12 vs 1 significant strikes, 48.0% vs 11.1% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Vitor Belfort capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Vitor Belfort | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:09 | 0:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 6 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 204 | 976 |
| ELO Change | +29 | -29 |
Vitor Belfort landed 2 knockdowns followed by 6 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Vitor Belfort | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 182 | 294 |
| Activity ELO | 1 300 | 1 006 |
| ELO Change | +9 | -7 |
Vitor Belfort demonstrated standard activity with 182 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Vitor Belfort capitalized on this activity level, while Yoshihiro Akiyama's 294-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Vitor Belfort | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 133 | 982 |
| ELO Change | +15 | -14 |
Vitor Belfort started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Yoshihiro Akiyama is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Vitor Belfort | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 109 | 975 |
| ELO Change | +15 | -15 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.
Why It Matters:
Extra bonuses are awarded for title victories and undefeated streaks. These bonuses are only calculated for certain fighters with notable performances. Only UFC champions and undefeated fighters (in the UFC) can receive these bonuses.