Kenny Florian vs Kit Cope

Kenny Florian's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Kenny Florian for the expected result. Had Kit Cope 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.

Kenny Florian earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 0:37, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Kit Cope was submitted.

Kenny Florian edged the striking exchanges with 37 vs 11 total strikes. Kenny Florian capitalized on this striking dominance.

Kenny Florian dominated Kit Cope on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 4:19 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Kenny Florian demonstrated solid activity levels with 92 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Kenny Florian capitalized on this activity level, while Kit Cope's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Kenny Florian extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Kit Cope is back at 0 with this loss.

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