David Branch vs Thiago Santos

David Branch overcame a 7-fight experience disadvantage (7 vs 14 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Thiago Santos.

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.

David Branch earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:30, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Thiago Santos controlled the striking through solid significant strike edge (14 vs 5), superior accuracy (48.3% vs 33.3%). However, since Thiago Santos lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. David Branch's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

David Branch demonstrated standard activity with 217 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, David Branch capitalized on this activity level, while Thiago Santos's 77-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

David Branch started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Thiago Santos is back at 0 with this loss.

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