Martin Kampmann vs Nate Marquardt

Nate Marquardt's 3-fight experience advantage (8 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Nate Marquardt for the expected result. Had Martin Kampmann 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.

Nate Marquardt earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:22, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Nate Marquardt controlled the striking exchanges with 27 vs 2 total strikes, 22 vs 1 significant strikes, 61.1% vs 14.3% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Nate Marquardt capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Nate Marquardt demonstrated solid activity levels with 91 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Nate Marquardt capitalized on this activity level, while Martin Kampmann's 91-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Nate Marquardt started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Martin Kampmann is back at 0 with this loss.

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