Alistair Overeem vs Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou overcame a 7-fight experience disadvantage (6 vs 13 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Alistair Overeem.

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.

Francis Ngannou earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:42, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Francis Ngannou controlled the striking exchanges with 6 vs 1 significant strikes, 42.9% vs 25.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Francis Ngannou capitalized on this striking dominance.

Francis Ngannou landed 1 knockdown followed by 1 ground strike. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Francis Ngannou demonstrated standard activity with 308 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Francis Ngannou capitalized on this activity level, while Alistair Overeem's 148-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Francis Ngannou continued building serious momentum with a 6-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Alistair Overeem's now at 0.

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