Ken Shamrock vs Kimo Leopoldo

Ken Shamrock's 6-fight experience advantage (12 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ken Shamrock for the expected result. Had Kimo Leopoldo 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.

Ken Shamrock earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:26, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Ken Shamrock controlled the striking exchanges with 12 vs 4 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Ken Shamrock capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Ken Shamrock demonstrated extended layoff with 575 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Ken Shamrock capitalized on this activity level, while Kimo Leopoldo's 379-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ken Shamrock started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Kimo Leopoldo is back at 0 with this loss.

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