Dustin Poirier vs Erik Koch

Dustin Poirier's 4-fight experience advantage (8 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Dustin Poirier for the expected result. Had Erik Koch 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.

Dustin Poirier 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.

Dustin Poirier dominated the striking exchanges with 74 vs 50 total strikes, 54 vs 32 significant strikes, 58.7% vs 43.2% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Dustin Poirier capitalized on this striking dominance.

Dustin Poirier controlled Erik Koch on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 7:31 of control time, 22 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Dustin Poirier demonstrated standard activity with 196 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Dustin Poirier capitalized on this activity level, while Erik Koch's 217-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Dustin Poirier started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Erik Koch is back at 0 with this loss.

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