Cameron Smotherman vs Ricky Simon

Ricky Simon's 12-fight experience advantage (15 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ricky Simon for the expected result. Had Cameron Smotherman 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.

Ricky Simon 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.

Ricky Simon edged the striking exchanges with 34 vs 29 significant strikes, 45.9% vs 29.3% accuracy. Ricky Simon capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ricky Simon dominated Cameron Smotherman on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 9:13 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Ricky Simon demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Ricky Simon capitalized on this activity level, while Cameron Smotherman's 42-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ricky Simon extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Cameron Smotherman is back at 0 with this loss.

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