Danny Downes vs Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Stephens's 11-fight experience advantage (12 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jeremy Stephens for the expected result. Had Danny Downes 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.

Jeremy Stephens 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.

Jeremy Stephens controlled the striking exchanges with 87 vs 48 total strikes, 55 vs 32 significant strikes, 62.5% vs 36.4% accuracy. Jeremy Stephens capitalized on this striking dominance.

Jeremy Stephens dominated Danny Downes on the ground with 6 vs 0 takedowns, 8:16 of control time, 9 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Jeremy Stephens demonstrated solid activity levels with 154 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Jeremy Stephens capitalized on this activity level, while Danny Downes's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jeremy Stephens extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Danny Downes is back at 0 with this loss.

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