Alex Pereira vs Sean Strickland

Alex Pereira overcame a 13-fight experience disadvantage (3 vs 16 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Sean Strickland.

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.

Alex Pereira earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:36, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Alex Pereira controlled the striking exchanges with 25 vs 15 significant strikes, 62.5% vs 51.7% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Alex Pereira capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Alex Pereira demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Alex Pereira capitalized on this activity level, while Sean Strickland's 147-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alex Pereira extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Sean Strickland is back at 0 with this loss.

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