Erick Silva vs Matt Brown

Matt Brown's 9-fight experience advantage (17 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Matt Brown for the expected result. Had Erick Silva 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.

Matt Brown gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Matt Brown dominated the striking exchanges with 161 vs 39 total strikes, 118 vs 25 significant strikes, 71.1% vs 46.3% accuracy. Matt Brown capitalized on this striking dominance.

Matt Brown controlled Erick Silva on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 3:47 of control time, 37 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Matt Brown demonstrated standard activity with 266 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Matt Brown capitalized on this activity level, while Erick Silva's 84-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Matt Brown continued building serious momentum with a 7-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Erick Silva's now at 0.

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