Brian Kelleher vs Kevin Croom

Brian Kelleher's 10-fight experience advantage (13 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Brian Kelleher for the expected result. Had Kevin Croom 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.

Brian Kelleher 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.

Kevin Croom controlled the striking through superior volume (83 vs 67 total strikes), significant strike advantage (60 vs 38), superior accuracy (34.5% vs 49.4%). However, since Kevin Croom lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Brian Kelleher's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Brian Kelleher landed 1 knockdown followed by 10 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Brian Kelleher demonstrated solid activity levels with 148 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Brian Kelleher capitalized on this activity level, while Kevin Croom's 322-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Brian Kelleher extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Kevin Croom is back at 0 with this loss.

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