Dequan Townsend vs Devin Clark

Devin Clark's 6-fight experience advantage (9 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Devin Clark for the expected result. Had Dequan Townsend 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.

Devin Clark earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Devin Clark dominated the striking exchanges with 122 vs 37 total strikes, 39 vs 6 significant strikes, 72.2% vs 16.7% accuracy. Devin Clark capitalized on this striking dominance.

Devin Clark dominated Dequan Townsend on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 10:06 of control time, 27 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Devin Clark demonstrated solid activity levels with 127 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Devin Clark capitalized on this activity level, while Dequan Townsend's 21-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Devin Clark started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dequan Townsend is back at 0 with this loss.

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