Joe Doerksen vs Nate Marquardt

Nate Marquardt overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (2 vs 4 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Joe Doerksen.

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.

Nate Marquardt 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.

Nate Marquardt controlled the striking exchanges with 56 vs 26 significant strikes, 54.4% vs 32.5% accuracy. Nate Marquardt capitalized on this striking dominance.

Nate Marquardt controlled Joe Doerksen on the ground with 5 vs 2 takedowns, 6:45 of control time, 7 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Nate Marquardt demonstrated standard activity with 211 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Nate Marquardt capitalized on this activity level, while Joe Doerksen's 197-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Nate Marquardt extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joe Doerksen is back at 0 with this loss.

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