UFC 21: Return of the Champions · Five Seasons Events Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
43.9% (Elo 1504)
(Elo 1547) 56.1%
Result
Maurice Smith wins by KO/TKO (corner stoppage)
round 1, 5:00
Pre-fight Elo gave Marco Ruas 56.1%: missed
Elo prediction
- Elo
- Maurice Smith 1504, Marco Ruas 1547: a 43-point gap.
- Form
- Maurice Smith won 2 of the last 4, Marco Ruas won 4 of 5. Form favours Marco Ruas.
- Verdict
- Marco Ruas slightly favoured · Marco Ruas 56.1% by Elo.
Maurice Smith43.9%ELO56.1%Marco Ruas
1504 · Pre-fight Elo · 1547
Common opponents
The two fighters have no common UFC opponents.
Recent form
Maurice Smith · won 2 of last 4Marco Ruas · won 4 of last 5
Elo after each UFC fight, first to latest. Hollow dots are losses.
Maurice Smith
- LossKevin RandlemanDecision (unanimous)
- LossRandy CoutureDecision (majority) · R1 21:00
- WinTank AbbottKO/TKO (leg kicks)
- WinMark ColemanDecision (unanimous)
Marco Ruas
- LossOleg TaktarovDecision (unanimous)
- WinKeith HackneySubmission (rear-naked choke)
- WinPaul VarelansKO/TKO (strikes)
- WinRemco PardoelSubmission (mounted position)
- WinLarry CuretonSubmission (heel hook)
Tale of the tape
37Age38
188.0 cmHeightno data yet
no data yetReachno data yet
no data yetStanceno data yet
2-2-0UFC record4-1-0
1537Peak Elo1563
Records and Elo count UFC fights only.
Where to watch
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When and where is UFC 21: Return of the Champions?
Fri, Jul 16, 1999 at Five Seasons Events Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S..
How many rounds is this fight?
Main events are usually five rounds; other fights are three rounds of five minutes.
How does eloline's Elo work?
Every fighter starts at 1500. Wins add points, losses take them away, and beating a stronger opponent adds more. The win probability comes from the pre-fight Elo gap. Only UFC fights are counted for now.
Source: Wikipedia: UFC 21 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Records and Elo count UFC fights only.