Lance Benoist vs Matthew Riddle

Lance Benoist overcame a 7-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 8 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Matthew Riddle.

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.

Lance Benoist 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.

Lance Benoist edged the striking exchanges with 116 vs 96 total strikes, 39 vs 26 significant strikes, 59.1% vs 51.0% accuracy. Lance Benoist capitalized on this striking dominance.

Lance Benoist did not secure a significant ground advantage against Matthew Riddle on the ground with 1 takedown, 4:54 of control time, 18 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Lance Benoist demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Lance Benoist capitalized on this activity level, while Matthew Riddle's 280-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Lance Benoist started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Matthew Riddle is back at 0 with this loss.

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