Daniel Pineda vs Mike Brown

Mike Brown's 2-fight experience advantage (5 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mike Brown for the expected result. Had Daniel Pineda 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.

Mike Brown 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.

Mike Brown dominated the striking exchanges with 141 vs 54 total strikes, 38 vs 28 significant strikes, 56.7% vs 35.0% accuracy. Mike Brown capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mike Brown edged out Daniel Pineda on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 6:44 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Mike Brown demonstrated standard activity with 294 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Mike Brown capitalized on this activity level, while Daniel Pineda's 85-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mike Brown extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Daniel Pineda is back at 0 with this loss.

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