Joshua Burkman vs Karo Parisyan

Karo Parisyan's 3-fight experience advantage (9 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Karo Parisyan for the expected result. Had Joshua Burkman 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.

Karo Parisyan 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.

Karo Parisyan controlled the striking exchanges with 58 vs 20 total strikes, 54 vs 16 significant strikes, 42.9% vs 17.6% accuracy. Karo Parisyan capitalized on this striking dominance.

Karo Parisyan edged out Joshua Burkman on the ground with 2 takedowns, 1:29 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Karo Parisyan demonstrated solid activity levels with 164 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Karo Parisyan capitalized on this activity level, while Joshua Burkman's 121-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Karo Parisyan extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joshua Burkman is back at 0 with this loss.

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