Drew Dober vs Scott Holtzman

Drew Dober's 4-fight experience advantage (6 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Drew Dober for the expected result. Had Scott Holtzman 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.

Drew Dober 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.

Scott Holtzman controlled the striking through superior volume (79 vs 63 total strikes), superior accuracy (55.1% vs 40.9%). However, since Scott Holtzman lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Drew Dober's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Drew Dober controlled Scott Holtzman on the ground with 5 vs 2 takedowns, 5:15 of control time, 4 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Drew Dober demonstrated standard activity with 204 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Drew Dober capitalized on this activity level, while Scott Holtzman's 148-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Drew Dober started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Scott Holtzman is back at 0 with this loss.

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