Michael Graves vs Bojan Velickovic

Jul 31, 2016 · ESPN+

DateJul 31, 2016

DivisionWelterweight

StatusScheduled

VenuePhilips Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, July 31, 2016 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 11:00 AM
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Mike Graves11-2-2Michael Graves vs Bojan VelickovicBojan VeličkovićSerbian Steel |25-13-2

Mike Graves11-2-2

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time05:00

11-2-2Record25-13-2

35Age37

5'10"Height6'0"

71" Reach76"

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

WelterweightWeight ClassWelterweight

Bojan VeličkovićSerbian Steel25-13-2

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Mike Graves owns a 6-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Mike GravesBojan Veličković

Recent form

Mike GravesL W W W W · +27 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Bojan VeličkovićL W W W W · +40 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Elo edge

Mike Graves1658-25 last move

Bojan Veličković1652-14 last move

Why they are ranked here

Mike Graves#120 of 332 active Welterweight fighters · 1658 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Randy Brown (rated 1666 at the time): +33.
Costliest loss: Lost to Vitaly Slipenko (rated 1577 at the time): -25.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +27 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #119 Namo Fazil, 0 ahead of #121 Reginaldo Junior.

Bojan Veličković#133 of 332 active Welterweight fighters · 1652 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Carlo Prater (rated 1583 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Ronald Paradeiser (rated 1665 at the time): -14.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +40 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #132 Yohan Lainesse, 0 ahead of #134 Francisco Prado.

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What's at stake

Mike GravesNow 1658 · #120 Welterweight

Wins by decision+16→ 1674

Loses by decision-16→ 1642

Bojan VeličkovićNow 1652 · #133 Welterweight

Wins by decision+12→ 1664

Loses by decision-12→ 1640

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Stat advantages

Mike GravesvsBojan Veličković

Takedown accuracy

0%vs25%

Takedown average

4.80vs0.67

Sig. strikes landed per min

1.25vs2.18

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

1.47vs2.31

Finishing profile

Mike GravesKO/TKO leads 45% of wins

Bojan Veličkovićsubmission leads 44% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Mike GravesBojan Veličković

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

1.25Sig. strikes landed per min2.18

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

54Sig. strike accuracy35

UFC welterweight average : 46%

1.47Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.31

UFC welterweight average : 3.86

59Sig. strike defense58

UFC welterweight average : 53%

4.80Takedown average0.67

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

0Takedown accuracy25

UFC welterweight average : 30%

67Takedown defense55

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0.40Submission average0.50

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

5Wins by knockout8

3Wins by submission11

3Wins by decision6

2Losses by knockout3

0Losses by submission0

0Losses by decision10

Michael Graves vs Bojan Velickovic is a scheduled Welterweight fight on UFC 201 : LAWLER VS WOODLEY. Mike Graves enters with a 11-2-2 record and Bojan Veličković enters with a 25-13-2 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.