Anthony Smith vs Ryan Spann

Anthony Smith's 10-fight experience advantage (17 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Anthony Smith for the expected result. Had Ryan Spann 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 Smith earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 3:47, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Anthony Smith dominated the striking exchanges with 17 vs 8 significant strikes, 60.7% vs 40.0% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Anthony Smith capitalized on this striking dominance.

Anthony Smith dominated Ryan Spann on the ground with 1:38 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Anthony Smith demonstrated solid activity levels with 147 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Anthony Smith capitalized on this activity level, while Ryan Spann's 189-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Anthony Smith extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ryan Spann is back at 0 with this loss.

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