Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje

Justin Gaethje overcame a 16-fight experience disadvantage (5 vs 21 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Edson Barboza.

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 2:30, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Justin Gaethje controlled the striking exchanges with 20 vs 13 significant strikes, 57.1% vs 40.6% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Justin Gaethje capitalized on this striking dominance.

Justin Gaethje did not secure a significant ground advantage against Edson Barboza on the ground with 0:44 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Justin Gaethje demonstrated standard activity with 218 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Justin Gaethje capitalized on this activity level, while Edson Barboza's 105-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Justin Gaethje extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Edson Barboza is back at 0 with this loss.

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