Josh Thomson vs Yves Edwards

Yves Edwards's 5-fight experience advantage (8 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Yves Edwards for the expected result. Had Josh Thomson 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.

Yves Edwards earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:32, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Yves Edwards controlled the striking exchanges with 76.2% vs 59.1% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Yves Edwards capitalized on this striking dominance.

Yves Edwards landed 1 knockdown followed by 7 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Yves Edwards demonstrated solid activity levels with 141 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Yves Edwards capitalized on this activity level, while Josh Thomson's 203-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Yves Edwards continued building serious momentum with a 6-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Josh Thomson's now at 0.

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