Danny Castillo vs Jim Miller

Jim Miller's 7-fight experience advantage (20 vs 13 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jim Miller for the expected result. Had Danny Castillo 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Jim Miller receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Jim Miller edged the striking exchanges with 45 vs 35 significant strikes. Jim Miller capitalized on this striking dominance.

Jim Miller edged out Danny Castillo on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 2:10 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Jim Miller demonstrated solid activity levels with 98 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Jim Miller capitalized on this activity level, while Danny Castillo's 203-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jim Miller started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Danny Castillo is back at 0 with this loss.

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