Charlie Brenneman vs Johny Hendricks

Johny Hendricks's 2-fight experience advantage (4 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Johny Hendricks for the expected result. Had Charlie Brenneman 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.

Johny Hendricks gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Johny Hendricks dominated the striking exchanges with 28 vs 9 significant strikes, 66.7% vs 27.3% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Johny Hendricks capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Johny Hendricks demonstrated solid activity levels with 91 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Johny Hendricks capitalized on this activity level, while Charlie Brenneman's 129-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Johny Hendricks extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Charlie Brenneman is back at 0 with this loss.

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