David Branch vs Rousimar Palhares

Rousimar Palhares's 3-fight experience advantage (7 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rousimar Palhares 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.

Rousimar Palhares earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 1:44, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. David Branch was submitted.

David Branch controlled the striking through superior accuracy (26.1% vs 66.7%). However, since David Branch lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Rousimar Palhares's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Rousimar Palhares edged out David Branch on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:26 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Rousimar Palhares demonstrated solid activity levels with 170 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Rousimar Palhares capitalized on this activity level, while David Branch's 89-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rousimar Palhares started a new 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.