Clay Guida vs Shannon Gugerty

Clay Guida's 6-fight experience advantage (11 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Clay Guida for the expected result. Had Shannon Gugerty 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.

Clay Guida earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 3:40, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Shannon Gugerty was submitted.

Clay Guida dominated the striking exchanges with 72 vs 6 total strikes, 14 vs 1 significant strikes, 42.4% vs 14.3% accuracy. Clay Guida capitalized on this striking dominance.

Clay Guida dominated Shannon Gugerty on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 7:28 of control time, 12 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Clay Guida demonstrated solid activity levels with 99 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Clay Guida capitalized on this activity level, while Shannon Gugerty's 127-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

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

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