Braxton Smith vs Parker Porter

Parker Porter's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Parker Porter for the expected result. Had Braxton Smith 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.

Parker Porter earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:10, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Parker Porter edged the striking exchanges with 37 vs 14 total strikes, 25 vs 14 significant strikes, 67.6% vs 48.3% accuracy. Parker Porter capitalized on this striking dominance.

Parker Porter controlled Braxton Smith on the ground with 0:27 of control time, 10 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Parker Porter demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 84 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Parker Porter capitalized on this activity level, while Braxton Smith's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Parker Porter started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Braxton Smith is back at 0 with this loss.

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