Dan Miller vs Nate Marquardt

Nate Marquardt's 5-fight experience advantage (14 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Nate Marquardt 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.

Nate Marquardt 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.

Nate Marquardt controlled the striking exchanges with 75 vs 36 total strikes, 47 vs 10 significant strikes, 60.3% vs 26.3% accuracy. Nate Marquardt capitalized on this striking dominance.

Nate Marquardt controlled Dan Miller on the ground with 3 vs 2 takedowns, 7:18 of control time, 20 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Nate Marquardt demonstrated solid activity levels with 126 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Nate Marquardt capitalized on this activity level, while Dan Miller's 98-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Nate Marquardt 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.