BJ Penn vs Paul Creighton

BJ Penn's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding BJ Penn for the expected result. Had Paul Creighton 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.

BJ Penn gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

BJ Penn dominated the striking exchanges with 91 vs 8 total strikes, 39 vs 6 significant strikes. BJ Penn capitalized on this striking dominance.

BJ Penn controlled Paul Creighton on the ground with 0 takedowns, 3:28 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

BJ Penn demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, BJ Penn capitalized on this activity level, while Paul Creighton's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

BJ Penn started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Paul Creighton is back at 0 with this loss.

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