Ben Saunders vs Matt Brown

Matt Brown's 6-fight experience advantage (25 vs 19 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Matt Brown 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.

Matt Brown gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Matt Brown controlled the striking exchanges with 30 vs 12 significant strikes, 63.8% vs 52.2% accuracy. Matt Brown capitalized on this striking dominance.

Matt Brown controlled Ben Saunders on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 7:33 of control time, 18 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Matt Brown demonstrated extended layoff with 763 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Matt Brown capitalized on this activity level, while Ben Saunders's 232-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Matt Brown extended his 2-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.