Darren Elkins vs Eduardo Garagorri

Darren Elkins's 20-fight experience advantage (23 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Darren Elkins for the expected result. Had Eduardo Garagorri 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.

Darren Elkins earned a finish with a Submission in round 3 at 2:22, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Eduardo Garagorri was submitted.

Darren Elkins dominated the striking exchanges with 120 vs 48 total strikes. Darren Elkins capitalized on this striking dominance.

Darren Elkins dominated Eduardo Garagorri on the ground with 7 vs 0 takedowns, 7:34 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Darren Elkins demonstrated solid activity levels with 176 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Darren Elkins capitalized on this activity level, while Eduardo Garagorri's 357-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Darren Elkins started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Eduardo Garagorri is back at 0 with this loss.

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