Clay Guida vs Kenny Florian

Kenny Florian's 3-fight experience advantage (13 vs 10 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Kenny Florian for the expected result. Had Clay Guida 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.

Kenny Florian earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 2:19, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Clay Guida was submitted.

Kenny Florian controlled the striking exchanges with 43 vs 14 total strikes, 22 vs 13 significant strikes, 28.2% vs 18.8% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Kenny Florian capitalized on this striking dominance.

Kenny Florian controlled Clay Guida on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 1:05 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Kenny Florian demonstrated solid activity levels with 127 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Kenny Florian capitalized on this activity level, while Clay Guida's 176-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Kenny Florian started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Clay Guida is back at 0 with this loss.

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