Erik Silva vs TJ Brown

TJ Brown's 5-fight experience advantage (6 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding TJ Brown for the expected result. Had Erik 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.

TJ Brown earned a finish with a Submission in round 3 at 3:41, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Erik Silva was submitted.

TJ Brown dominated the striking exchanges with 82 vs 32 total strikes, 63.2% vs 72.4% accuracy. TJ Brown capitalized on this striking dominance.

TJ Brown dominated Erik Silva on the ground with 2 takedowns, 9:43 of control time, 5 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

TJ Brown demonstrated solid activity levels with 169 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, TJ Brown capitalized on this activity level, while Erik Silva's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

TJ Brown started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Erik Silva is back at 0 with this loss.

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