Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Dave Herman

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's 4-fight experience advantage (8 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the expected result. Had Dave Herman 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.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 4:31, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Dave Herman was submitted.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira controlled the striking exchanges with 45 vs 14 total strikes, 20 vs 13 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira capitalized on this striking dominance.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated Dave Herman on the ground with 1 takedown, 4:05 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira demonstrated standard activity with 308 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira capitalized on this activity level, while Dave Herman's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dave Herman is back at 0 with this loss.

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