Enrique Marin vs Sage Northcutt

Sage Northcutt's 2-fight experience advantage (4 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sage Northcutt for the expected result. Had Enrique Marin 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.

Sage Northcutt 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.

Sage Northcutt dominated the striking exchanges with 106 vs 26 total strikes, 41 vs 16 significant strikes, 62.1% vs 44.4% accuracy. Sage Northcutt capitalized on this striking dominance.

Sage Northcutt did not secure a significant ground advantage against Enrique Marin on the ground with 0 takedowns, 4:24 of control time, 14 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Sage Northcutt demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Sage Northcutt capitalized on this activity level, while Enrique Marin's 231-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sage Northcutt started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Enrique Marin is back at 0 with this loss.

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