Ben Saunders vs Kenny Robertson

Ben Saunders's 2-fight experience advantage (10 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ben Saunders for the expected result. Had Kenny Robertson 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 Ben Saunders receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Ben Saunders dominated the striking exchanges with 172 vs 98 total strikes, 98 vs 91 significant strikes. Ben Saunders capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ben Saunders did not secure a significant ground advantage against Kenny Robertson on the ground with 0 takedowns, 9 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Ben Saunders demonstrated standard activity with 224 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Ben Saunders capitalized on this activity level, while Kenny Robertson's 182-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ben Saunders extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Kenny Robertson is back at 0 with this loss.

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