Dan Miller vs Demian Maia

Demian Maia's 2-fight experience advantage (7 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Demian Maia for the expected result. Had Dan Miller 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.

Demian Maia earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Demian Maia controlled the striking exchanges with 67 vs 25 total strikes, 30 vs 20 significant strikes, 39.0% vs 21.1% accuracy. Demian Maia capitalized on this striking dominance.

Demian Maia controlled Dan Miller on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 5:16 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Demian Maia demonstrated solid activity levels with 162 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Demian Maia capitalized on this activity level, while Dan Miller's 260-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Demian Maia started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dan Miller is back at 0 with this loss.

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