Dave Herman vs Stefan Struve

Stefan Struve's 8-fight experience advantage (10 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Stefan Struve for the expected result. Had Dave Herman 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.

Stefan Struve gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Stefan Struve controlled the striking exchanges with 82 vs 51 total strikes, 58.0% vs 68.9% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Stefan Struve capitalized on this striking dominance.

Stefan Struve landed 1 knockdown followed by 8 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Stefan Struve demonstrated solid activity levels with 138 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Stefan Struve capitalized on this activity level, while Dave Herman's 250-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Stefan Struve extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dave Herman is back at 0 with this loss.

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