Derek Brunson vs Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya overcame a 10-fight experience disadvantage (4 vs 14 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Derek Brunson.

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.

Israel Adesanya earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:51, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Israel Adesanya dominated the striking exchanges with 13 vs 3 significant strikes, 56.5% vs 21.4% accuracy, including 3 devastating knockdowns. Israel Adesanya capitalized on this striking dominance.

Israel Adesanya did not secure a significant ground advantage against Derek Brunson on the ground through positional advantages and pressure, with almost no grappling bonus.

Israel Adesanya demonstrated solid activity levels with 121 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Israel Adesanya capitalized on this activity level, while Derek Brunson's 280-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Israel Adesanya extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Derek Brunson is back at 0 with this loss.

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