Stefan Struve vs Stipe Miocic

Stefan Struve's 8-fight experience advantage (12 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Stefan Struve for the expected result. Had Stipe Miocic 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 gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Stefan Struve edged the striking exchanges with 57 vs 48 significant strikes. Stefan Struve capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Stefan Struve demonstrated solid activity levels with 126 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Stefan Struve capitalized on this activity level, while Stipe Miocic's 126-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Stefan Struve extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Stipe Miocic is back at 0 with this loss.

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