Donald Cerrone vs Justin Gaethje

Justin Gaethje overcame a 27-fight experience disadvantage (6 vs 33 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Donald Cerrone.

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.

Justin Gaethje earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:18, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Justin Gaethje controlled the striking exchanges with 40 vs 17 total strikes, 40 vs 17 significant strikes, 65.6% vs 32.7% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Justin Gaethje capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Justin Gaethje demonstrated solid activity levels with 168 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Justin Gaethje capitalized on this activity level, while Donald Cerrone's 98-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Justin Gaethje extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Donald Cerrone is back at 0 with this loss.

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