Ronny Markes vs Yoel Romero

Yoel Romero overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (2 vs 4 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Ronny Markes.

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.

Yoel Romero gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Yoel Romero controlled the striking exchanges with 52 vs 22 total strikes, 50 vs 18 significant strikes, 48.1% vs 24.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Yoel Romero capitalized on this striking dominance.

Yoel Romero landed 1 knockdown followed by 2 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Yoel Romero demonstrated standard activity with 201 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Yoel Romero capitalized on this activity level, while Ronny Markes's 291-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Yoel Romero extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ronny Markes is back at 0 with this loss.

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