Kenny Florian vs Takanori Gomi

Kenny Florian's 13-fight experience advantage (14 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Kenny Florian for the expected result. Had Takanori Gomi 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 3 at 2:52, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Takanori Gomi was submitted.

Kenny Florian dominated the striking exchanges with 74 vs 20 total strikes, 51 vs 20 significant strikes, 27.4% vs 17.2% accuracy. Kenny Florian capitalized on this striking dominance.

Kenny Florian dominated Takanori Gomi on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 1:45 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 109 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Kenny Florian capitalized on this activity level, while Takanori Gomi'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. Takanori Gomi is back at 0 with this loss.

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