Dan Severn vs Joe Charles

Dan Severn's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Dan Severn for the expected result. Had Joe Charles 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.

Dan Severn earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 1:38, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Dan Severn slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 50.0% vs 100.0% accuracy. Dan Severn capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

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

Dan Severn started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joe Charles is back at 0 with this loss.

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