Johny Hendricks vs TJ Waldburger

Johny Hendricks's 4-fight experience advantage (6 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Johny Hendricks for the expected result. Had TJ Waldburger pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.

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.

Johny Hendricks earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:35, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Johny Hendricks controlled the striking exchanges with 87.5% vs 33.3% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Johny Hendricks capitalized on this striking dominance.

Johny Hendricks landed 1 knockdown followed by 3 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Johny Hendricks demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Johny Hendricks capitalized on this activity level, while TJ Waldburger's 193-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Johny Hendricks started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. TJ Waldburger is back at 0 with this loss.

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