Sean McCorkle vs Stefan Struve

Stefan Struve's 5-fight experience advantage (7 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Stefan Struve for the expected result. Had Sean McCorkle 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.

Stefan Struve earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:55, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Stefan Struve slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 11 vs 4 significant strikes, 57.9% vs 44.4% accuracy. Stefan Struve capitalized on this striking dominance.

Stefan Struve did not secure a significant ground advantage against Sean McCorkle on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:16 of control time, 10 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Stefan Struve demonstrated solid activity levels with 127 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Stefan Struve capitalized on this activity level, while Sean McCorkle's 78-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Stefan Struve extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Sean McCorkle is back at 0 with this loss.

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