Shane del Rosario vs Stipe Miocic

Stipe Miocic's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Stipe Miocic for the expected result. Had Shane del Rosario 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.

Stipe Miocic gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Stipe Miocic edged the striking exchanges with 58 vs 33 total strikes, 38.1% vs 65.3% accuracy. Stipe Miocic capitalized on this striking dominance.

Stipe Miocic controlled Shane del Rosario on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 2:58 of control time, 11 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Stipe Miocic demonstrated solid activity levels with 101 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Stipe Miocic capitalized on this activity level, while Shane del Rosario's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Stipe Miocic extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Shane del Rosario is back at 0 with this loss.

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