Evan Elder vs Gauge Young

Evan Elder's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Evan Elder for the expected result. Had Gauge Young 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.

Evan Elder 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.

Evan Elder controlled the striking exchanges with 115 vs 81 total strikes, 115 vs 81 significant strikes, 54.8% vs 44.3% accuracy. Evan Elder capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Evan Elder demonstrated standard activity with 288 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Evan Elder capitalized on this activity level, while Gauge Young's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Evan Elder extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Gauge Young is back at 0 with this loss.

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