Darrick Minner vs Grant Dawson

Grant Dawson's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Grant Dawson for the expected result. Had Darrick Minner 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.

Grant Dawson earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 1:38, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Darrick Minner was submitted.

Grant Dawson edged the striking exchanges with 15 vs 4 significant strikes, 68.2% vs 57.1% accuracy. Grant Dawson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Grant Dawson dominated Darrick Minner on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 5:15 of control time, 14 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Grant Dawson demonstrated standard activity with 288 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Grant Dawson capitalized on this activity level, while Darrick Minner's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Grant Dawson extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Darrick Minner is back at 0 with this loss.

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