Joseph Gigliotti vs Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Trevor Smith for the expected result. Had Joseph Gigliotti 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.

Trevor Smith 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.

Trevor Smith dominated the striking exchanges with 105 vs 24 total strikes, 42 vs 15 significant strikes, 60.9% vs 48.4% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Trevor Smith capitalized on this striking dominance.

Trevor Smith dominated Joseph Gigliotti on the ground with 4 vs 1 takedowns, 12:46 of control time, 29 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Trevor Smith demonstrated extended layoff with 391 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Trevor Smith capitalized on this activity level, while Joseph Gigliotti's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Trevor Smith extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joseph Gigliotti is back at 0 with this loss.

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