Dwight Grant vs Francisco Trinaldo

Francisco Trinaldo's 18-fight experience advantage (24 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Francisco Trinaldo for the expected result. Had Dwight Grant 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Francisco Trinaldo receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Francisco Trinaldo edged the striking exchanges with 61 vs 41 total strikes, 36 vs 31 significant strikes, 51.4% vs 23.3% accuracy. Francisco Trinaldo capitalized on this striking dominance.

Francisco Trinaldo edged out Dwight Grant on the ground with 1 takedown, 4:45 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Francisco Trinaldo demonstrated solid activity levels with 140 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Francisco Trinaldo capitalized on this activity level, while Dwight Grant's 182-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Francisco Trinaldo started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dwight Grant is back at 0 with this loss.

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