Ben Rothwell vs Mark Hunt

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (3 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

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.

Mark Hunt earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Mark Hunt dominated the striking exchanges with 120 vs 23 total strikes, 47 vs 19 significant strikes, 49.5% vs 38.0% accuracy. Mark Hunt capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mark Hunt edged out Ben Rothwell on the ground with 2 takedowns, 6:18 of control time, 19 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Mark Hunt demonstrated standard activity with 210 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Mark Hunt capitalized on this activity level, while Ben Rothwell's 469-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

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

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