Francis Marshall vs Marcelo Rojo

Francis Marshall overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 3 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Marcelo Rojo.

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.

Francis Marshall gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Marcelo Rojo controlled the striking through superior volume (48 vs 29 total strikes), solid significant strike edge (31 vs 23), superior accuracy (66.0% vs 28.4%). However, since Marcelo Rojo lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Francis Marshall's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Francis Marshall landed 1 knockdown followed by 6 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Francis Marshall 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, Francis Marshall capitalized on this activity level, while Marcelo Rojo's 294-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Francis Marshall started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Marcelo Rojo is back at 0 with this loss.

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