Josh Koscheck vs Paul Daley

Josh Koscheck's 14-fight experience advantage (17 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Josh Koscheck for the expected result. Had Paul Daley 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.

Josh Koscheck 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.

Josh Koscheck dominated the striking exchanges with 83 vs 14 total strikes, 19 vs 11 significant strikes, 65.5% vs 39.3% accuracy. Josh Koscheck capitalized on this striking dominance.

Josh Koscheck dominated Paul Daley on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 12:02 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Josh Koscheck demonstrated solid activity levels with 168 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Josh Koscheck capitalized on this activity level, while Paul Daley's 126-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Josh Koscheck extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Paul Daley is back at 0 with this loss.

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