Ben Saunders vs Jon Fitch

Jon Fitch's 7-fight experience advantage (13 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jon Fitch for the expected result. Had Ben Saunders 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.

Jon Fitch 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.

Jon Fitch dominated the striking exchanges with 212 vs 31 total strikes, 72 vs 17 significant strikes, 72.7% vs 56.7% accuracy. Jon Fitch capitalized on this striking dominance.

Jon Fitch dominated Ben Saunders on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 12:13 of control time, 38 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Jon Fitch demonstrated solid activity levels with 105 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Jon Fitch capitalized on this activity level, while Ben Saunders's 126-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jon Fitch extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ben Saunders is back at 0 with this loss.

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