Daniel Cormier vs Patrick Cummins

Daniel Cormier's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Daniel Cormier for the expected result. Had Patrick Cummins 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.

Daniel Cormier earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:19, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Daniel Cormier controlled the striking exchanges with 18 vs 8 significant strikes, 48.6% vs 36.4% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Daniel Cormier capitalized on this striking dominance.

Daniel Cormier landed 1 knockdown followed by 9 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

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

Daniel Cormier extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Patrick Cummins is back at 0 with this loss.

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