Geoff Neal vs Neil Magny

Neil Magny's 18-fight experience advantage (25 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Neil Magny for the expected result. Had Geoff Neal 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.

Neil Magny 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.

Neil Magny dominated the striking exchanges with 89 vs 37 total strikes, 55 vs 35 significant strikes, 31.6% vs 47.9% accuracy. Neil Magny capitalized on this striking dominance.

Neil Magny edged out Geoff Neal on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 1:43 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Neil Magny demonstrated solid activity levels with 108 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Neil Magny capitalized on this activity level, while Geoff Neal's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Neil Magny started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Geoff Neal is back at 0 with this loss.

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