Ed Herman vs Trevor Smith

Ed Herman's 13-fight experience advantage (14 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ed Herman for the expected result. Had Trevor Smith 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 Ed Herman receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Trevor Smith controlled the striking through superior volume (112 vs 127 total strikes), significant strike advantage (87 vs 73), superior accuracy (80.6% vs 56.6%). However, since Trevor Smith lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Ed Herman's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Ed Herman edged out Trevor Smith on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 3:18 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Ed Herman demonstrated standard activity with 350 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Ed Herman capitalized on this activity level, while Trevor Smith's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ed Herman started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Trevor Smith is back at 0 with this loss.

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