Kevin Holland vs Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson's 2-fight experience advantage (19 vs 17 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Stephen Thompson for the expected result. Had Kevin Holland 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.

Stephen Thompson gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 4, earning finishing bonuses.

Stephen Thompson dominated the striking exchanges with 178 vs 123 total strikes, 163 vs 119 significant strikes. Stephen Thompson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Stephen Thompson did not secure a significant ground advantage against Kevin Holland on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:47 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Stephen Thompson demonstrated standard activity with 350 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Stephen Thompson capitalized on this activity level, while Kevin Holland's 85-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. Kevin Holland is back at 0 with this loss.

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