Alan Belcher vs Sean Salmon

Alan Belcher's 2-fight experience advantage (4 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alan Belcher for the expected result. Had Sean Salmon 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.

Alan Belcher locked in a lightning-fast Submission in 0:53 of round 1. This explosive first-minute submission earned substantial bonus rewards.

Virtually no striking took place with only 1 total significant strikes exchanged. Both fighters immediately engaged in grappling, making striking analysis irrelevant to this fight.

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

Alan Belcher demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 49 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Alan Belcher capitalized on this activity level, while Sean Salmon's 121-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alan Belcher started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Sean Salmon is back at 0 with this loss.

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