Josh Samman vs Tim Boetsch

Tim Boetsch's 14-fight experience advantage (19 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tim Boetsch for the expected result. Had Josh Samman 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.

Tim Boetsch gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Tim Boetsch dominated the striking exchanges with 98 vs 23 total strikes, 38 vs 17 significant strikes, 65.5% vs 43.6% accuracy. Tim Boetsch capitalized on this striking dominance.

Tim Boetsch controlled Josh Samman on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 4:21 of control time, 24 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Tim Boetsch demonstrated solid activity levels with 178 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Tim Boetsch capitalized on this activity level, while Josh Samman's 207-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Tim Boetsch started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Josh Samman is back at 0 with this loss.

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