Jake Ellenberger vs Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson overcame a 8-fight experience disadvantage (7 vs 15 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Jake Ellenberger.

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.

Stephen Thompson earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:29, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Stephen Thompson dominated the striking exchanges with 20 vs 5 significant strikes, 57.1% vs 35.7% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Stephen Thompson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Stephen Thompson landed 2 knockdowns followed by 7 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Stephen Thompson demonstrated standard activity with 288 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Stephen Thompson capitalized on this activity level, while Jake Ellenberger's 134-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Stephen Thompson continued building serious momentum with a 5-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Jake Ellenberger's now at 0.

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