David Branch vs Gerald Harris

Gerald Harris's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Gerald Harris for the expected result. Had David Branch 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.

Gerald Harris gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

David Branch controlled the striking through superior volume (40 vs 11 total strikes), significant strike advantage (20 vs 10), superior accuracy (51.3% vs 27.0%). However, since David Branch lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Gerald Harris's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Gerald Harris dominated David Branch on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 4:48 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Gerald Harris demonstrated solid activity levels with 94 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Gerald Harris capitalized on this activity level, while David Branch's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Gerald Harris extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. David Branch is back at 0 with this loss.

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