Emily Ducote vs Vanessa Demopoulos

Vanessa Demopoulos's 2-fight experience advantage (7 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Vanessa Demopoulos for the expected result. Had Emily Ducote pulled off the upset, her 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 Vanessa Demopoulos receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Emily Ducote controlled the striking through superior volume (147 vs 126 total strikes), significant strike advantage (143 vs 109), superior accuracy (66.8% vs 37.2%). However, since Emily Ducote lost the overall fight, her striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Vanessa Demopoulos's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Vanessa Demopoulos did not secure a significant ground advantage against Emily Ducote on the ground through positional advantages and pressure, with almost no grappling bonus.

Vanessa Demopoulos demonstrated standard activity with 224 days since her last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Vanessa Demopoulos capitalized on this activity level, while Emily Ducote's 217-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Vanessa Demopoulos extended her 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Emily Ducote is back at 0 with this loss.

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