Brad Blackburn vs Edgar Garcia

Brad Blackburn's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Brad Blackburn for the expected result. Had Edgar Garcia 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 Brad Blackburn receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Brad Blackburn controlled the striking exchanges with 66 vs 39 total strikes, 66 vs 39 significant strikes, 40.7% vs 21.1% accuracy. Brad Blackburn capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Brad Blackburn demonstrated solid activity levels with 175 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Brad Blackburn capitalized on this activity level, while Edgar Garcia's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Brad Blackburn extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Edgar Garcia is back at 0 with this loss.

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