DaMarques Johnson vs Matthew Riddle

Matthew Riddle's 2-fight experience advantage (6 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Matthew Riddle for the expected result. Had DaMarques Johnson 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.

Matthew Riddle gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Matthew Riddle dominated the striking exchanges with 75 vs 17 total strikes, 42 vs 9 significant strikes, 50.6% vs 33.3% accuracy. Matthew Riddle capitalized on this striking dominance.

Matthew Riddle dominated DaMarques Johnson on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 6:43 of control time, 33 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Matthew Riddle demonstrated solid activity levels with 127 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Matthew Riddle capitalized on this activity level, while DaMarques Johnson's 113-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Matthew Riddle extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. DaMarques Johnson is back at 0 with this loss.

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