Matt Brown vs Stephen Thompson

Matt Brown's 10-fight experience advantage (12 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Matt Brown for the expected result. Had Stephen Thompson 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.

Matt Brown 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.

Stephen Thompson controlled the striking through significant strike advantage (67 vs 36). However, since Stephen Thompson lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Matt Brown's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Matt Brown dominated Stephen Thompson on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 8:05 of control time, 16 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Matt Brown demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 77 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Matt Brown capitalized on this activity level, while Stephen Thompson's 77-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Matt Brown extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Stephen Thompson is back at 0 with this loss.

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