Evan Tanner vs Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin overcame a 7-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 8 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Evan Tanner.

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.

Rich Franklin earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:40, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Rich Franklin controlled the striking exchanges with 16 vs 6 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Rich Franklin capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Rich Franklin demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Rich Franklin capitalized on this activity level, while Evan Tanner's 286-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rich Franklin started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Evan Tanner is back at 0 with this loss.

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