Anthony Hernandez vs Josh Fremd

Anthony Hernandez's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Anthony Hernandez for the expected result. Had Josh Fremd 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.

Anthony Hernandez earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Anthony Hernandez controlled the striking exchanges with 91 vs 43 total strikes, 48 vs 31 significant strikes, 67.6% vs 57.4% accuracy. Anthony Hernandez capitalized on this striking dominance.

Anthony Hernandez dominated Josh Fremd on the ground with 8 vs 1 takedowns, 10:45 of control time, 34 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Anthony Hernandez demonstrated extended layoff with 420 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Anthony Hernandez capitalized on this activity level, while Josh Fremd's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Anthony Hernandez extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Josh Fremd is back at 0 with this loss.

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