Felice Herrig vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Karolina Kowalkiewicz's 3-fight experience advantage (13 vs 10 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Karolina Kowalkiewicz for the expected result. Had Felice Herrig 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.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 4:01, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Felice Herrig was submitted.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz controlled the striking exchanges with 102 vs 59 total strikes, 82 vs 55 significant strikes, 66.7% vs 45.1% accuracy. Karolina Kowalkiewicz capitalized on this striking dominance.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz dominated Felice Herrig on the ground with 3:10 of control time, 8 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz demonstrated standard activity with 301 days since her last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Karolina Kowalkiewicz capitalized on this activity level, while Felice Herrig's 658-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Felice Herrig is back at 0 with this loss.

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