Kelly Dullanty vs Matt Serra

Matt Serra's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Matt Serra for the expected result. Had Kelly Dullanty 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.

Matt Serra earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 2:58, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Matt Serra slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 25.0% vs 0.0% accuracy. Matt Serra capitalized on this striking dominance.

Matt Serra dominated Kelly Dullanty on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 2:22 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Matt Serra demonstrated solid activity levels with 176 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Matt Serra capitalized on this activity level, while Kelly Dullanty's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Matt Serra extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Kelly Dullanty is back at 0 with this loss.

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