Adam Milstead vs Mike Rodriguez

Mike Rodriguez overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (2 vs 4 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Adam Milstead.

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.

Mike Rodriguez earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:59, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Mike Rodriguez dominated the striking exchanges with 44 vs 22 total strikes, 35 vs 10 significant strikes, 83.3% vs 47.6% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Mike Rodriguez capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mike Rodriguez landed 2 knockdowns followed by 14 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Mike Rodriguez demonstrated standard activity with 253 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Mike Rodriguez capitalized on this activity level, while Adam Milstead's 287-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mike Rodriguez started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Adam Milstead is back at 0 with this loss.

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.