Jorge Masvidal vs Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson overcame a 3-fight experience disadvantage (12 vs 15 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Jorge Masvidal.

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 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.

Stephen Thompson controlled the striking exchanges with 70 vs 42 total strikes, 70 vs 42 significant strikes, 44.9% vs 29.6% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Stephen Thompson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Stephen Thompson demonstrated standard activity with 245 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Stephen Thompson capitalized on this activity level, while Jorge Masvidal's 176-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Stephen Thompson started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jorge Masvidal is back at 0 with this loss.

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