Georges St-Pierre vs Jay Hieron

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 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.

Georges St-Pierre earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:42, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Georges St-Pierre dominated the striking exchanges with 37 vs 5 total strikes, 24 vs 5 significant strikes, 72.7% vs 55.6% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Georges St-Pierre capitalized on this striking dominance.

Georges St-Pierre landed 2 knockdowns followed by 9 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Georges St-Pierre demonstrated solid activity levels with 140 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Georges St-Pierre capitalized on this activity level, while Jay Hieron's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Georges St-Pierre extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jay Hieron is back at 0 with this loss.

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