Lauren Murphy vs Sara McMann

Sara McMann's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sara McMann for the expected result. Had Lauren Murphy pulled off the upset, her 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Sara McMann receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Lauren Murphy controlled the striking through overwhelming volume (193 vs 64 total strikes), significant strike advantage (48 vs 38), superior accuracy (57.8% vs 47.5%). However, since Lauren Murphy lost the overall fight, her striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Sara McMann's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Sara McMann controlled Lauren Murphy on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 10:38 of control time, 13 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Sara McMann demonstrated solid activity levels with 175 days since her last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Sara McMann capitalized on this activity level, while Lauren Murphy's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sara McMann started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Lauren Murphy is back at 0 with this loss.

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