Jeff Newton vs Sam Hoger

Sam Hoger's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sam Hoger for the expected result. Had Jeff Newton 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.

Sam Hoger earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 2:05, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Jeff Newton was submitted.

Sam Hoger controlled the striking exchanges with 35 vs 4 total strikes, 10 vs 2 significant strikes, 47.6% vs 20.0% accuracy. Sam Hoger capitalized on this striking dominance.

Sam Hoger dominated Jeff Newton on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 4:44 of control time, 10 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Sam Hoger demonstrated solid activity levels with 106 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Sam Hoger capitalized on this activity level, while Jeff Newton's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sam Hoger started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jeff Newton is back at 0 with this loss.

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