Darren Elkins vs TJ Brown

Darren Elkins's 20-fight experience advantage (28 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Darren Elkins for the expected result. Had TJ Brown 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 2:23, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. TJ Brown was submitted.

Darren Elkins dominated the striking exchanges with 95 vs 45 total strikes. Darren Elkins capitalized on this striking dominance.

Darren Elkins dominated TJ Brown on the ground with 5 vs 2 takedowns, 8:09 of control time, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Darren Elkins demonstrated standard activity with 315 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Darren Elkins capitalized on this activity level, while TJ Brown's 182-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. TJ Brown is back at 0 with this loss.

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