Che Mills vs Rory MacDonald

Rory MacDonald's 3-fight experience advantage (5 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rory MacDonald for the expected result. Had Che Mills 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.

Rory MacDonald gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Rory MacDonald dominated the striking exchanges with 75 vs 21 total strikes, 47 vs 6 significant strikes, 68.1% vs 27.3% accuracy. Rory MacDonald capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rory MacDonald controlled Che Mills on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 5:51 of control time, 44 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Rory MacDonald demonstrated standard activity with 259 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Rory MacDonald capitalized on this activity level, while Che Mills's 168-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rory MacDonald extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Che Mills is back at 0 with this loss.

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