Daniel Kelly vs Steve Montgomery

Daniel Kelly's 2-fight experience advantage (4 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Daniel Kelly for the expected result. Had Steve Montgomery 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 Kelly 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.

Daniel Kelly edged the striking exchanges with 115 vs 89 total strikes, 63 vs 77 significant strikes, 52.1% vs 40.3% accuracy. Daniel Kelly capitalized on this striking dominance.

Daniel Kelly dominated Steve Montgomery on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 7:53 of control time, 23 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Daniel Kelly demonstrated standard activity with 190 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Daniel Kelly capitalized on this activity level, while Steve Montgomery's 141-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Daniel Kelly started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Steve Montgomery is back at 0 with this loss.

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