So then you admit it was a good stopage. If it was over then it was over, right? But for arguments sake, say he doesnt stop the fight, what then? Ben cranks on the choke and it ends in the next ten seconds? He was winning it whether it was stopped then or a few seconds later.
Also, you can put blame on Dana White for actively refusing to sign Ben for many many many years. Then when he did he was well past his prime. Prime Ben in the ufc goes into the HoF.