Alistair Overeem vs Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell's 2-fight experience advantage (7 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ben Rothwell for the expected result. Had Alistair Overeem pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.

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.

Ben Rothwell earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:19, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Ben Rothwell controlled the striking exchanges with 63.0% vs 95.2% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Ben Rothwell capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ben Rothwell landed 1 knockdown followed by 5 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Ben Rothwell demonstrated extended layoff with 370 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Ben Rothwell capitalized on this activity level, while Alistair Overeem's 216-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ben Rothwell extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Alistair Overeem is back at 0 with this loss.

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