James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt

Nate Marquardt's 8-fight experience advantage (17 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Nate Marquardt for the expected result. Had James Te Huna 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.

Nate Marquardt earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 4:34, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Nate Marquardt controlled the striking exchanges with 17 vs 6 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Nate Marquardt capitalized on this striking dominance.

Nate Marquardt dominated James Te Huna on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 3:14 of control time, 12 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Nate Marquardt demonstrated standard activity with 252 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Nate Marquardt capitalized on this activity level, while James Te Huna's 204-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Nate Marquardt started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. James Te Huna is back at 0 with this loss.

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