Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (5 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

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.

Forrest Griffin earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Forrest Griffin controlled the striking exchanges with 87 vs 44 total strikes, 83 vs 41 significant strikes, 40.1% vs 25.8% accuracy. Forrest Griffin capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Forrest Griffin demonstrated solid activity levels with 133 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Forrest Griffin capitalized on this activity level, while Stephan Bonnar's 59-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Forrest Griffin started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Stephan Bonnar is back at 0 with this loss.

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