Anthony Pettis vs Clay Guida

Clay Guida's 13-fight experience advantage (14 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Clay Guida for the expected result. Had Anthony Pettis 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.

Clay Guida 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.

Clay Guida edged the striking exchanges with 63 vs 42 total strikes, 19 vs 14 significant strikes. Clay Guida capitalized on this striking dominance.

Clay Guida dominated Anthony Pettis on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 10:17 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Clay Guida demonstrated solid activity levels with 154 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Clay Guida capitalized on this activity level, while Anthony Pettis's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Clay Guida extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Anthony Pettis is back at 0 with this loss.

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