Charles Byrd vs Darren Stewart

Darren Stewart's 4-fight experience advantage (6 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Darren Stewart for the expected result. Had Charles Byrd 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.

Darren Stewart gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Charles Byrd controlled the striking through overwhelming volume (59 vs 28 total strikes), significant strike advantage (38 vs 24), superior accuracy (60.3% vs 36.9%). However, since Charles Byrd lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Darren Stewart's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Darren Stewart did not secure a significant ground advantage against Charles Byrd on the ground with 1:02 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Darren Stewart demonstrated solid activity levels with 104 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Darren Stewart capitalized on this activity level, while Charles Byrd's 175-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Darren Stewart extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Charles Byrd is back at 0 with this loss.

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