Dan Miller vs Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping's 6-fight experience advantage (12 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Michael Bisping 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.

Michael Bisping 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.

Michael Bisping controlled the striking exchanges with 77 vs 56 total strikes, 76 vs 50 significant strikes, 33.8% vs 23.7% accuracy. Michael Bisping capitalized on this striking dominance.

Michael Bisping did not secure a significant ground advantage against Dan Miller on the ground with 0 takedowns, with almost no grappling bonus.

Michael Bisping demonstrated solid activity levels with 98 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Michael Bisping capitalized on this activity level, while Dan Miller's 112-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Michael Bisping 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.