Dustin Ortiz vs Joseph Benavidez

Joseph Benavidez's 5-fight experience advantage (10 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Joseph Benavidez for the expected result. Had Dustin Ortiz 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.

Joseph Benavidez 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.

Joseph Benavidez controlled the striking exchanges with 96 vs 59 total strikes, 94 vs 37 significant strikes, 47.2% vs 24.8% accuracy. Joseph Benavidez capitalized on this striking dominance.

Joseph Benavidez controlled Dustin Ortiz on the ground with 2 takedowns, 2:27 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Joseph Benavidez demonstrated standard activity with 211 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Joseph Benavidez capitalized on this activity level, while Dustin Ortiz's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Joseph Benavidez extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dustin Ortiz is back at 0 with this loss.

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