Anthony Smith vs Ryan Spann

Anthony Smith's 9-fight experience advantage (20 vs 11 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Anthony Smith receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Anthony Smith controlled the striking exchanges with 91 vs 62 total strikes, 91 vs 59 significant strikes, 61.9% vs 31.6% accuracy. Anthony Smith capitalized on this striking dominance.

Anthony Smith did not secure a significant ground advantage against Ryan Spann on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 0:56 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Anthony Smith demonstrated solid activity levels with 105 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 168-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Anthony Smith started a new 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.