Patrick Cote vs Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson overcame a 10-fight experience disadvantage (6 vs 16 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Patrick Cote.

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 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 exchanges with 64 vs 53 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Stephen Thompson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Stephen Thompson landed 1 knockdown followed by 4 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Stephen Thompson demonstrated standard activity with 217 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Stephen Thompson capitalized on this activity level, while Patrick Cote's 164-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Stephen Thompson extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Patrick Cote is back at 0 with this loss.

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