Mackenzie Dern vs Tecia Pennington

Mackenzie Dern overcame a 6-fight experience disadvantage (9 vs 15 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Tecia Pennington.

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 Mackenzie Dern receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Tecia Pennington controlled the striking through superior volume (78 vs 58 total strikes), significant strike advantage (76 vs 50), superior accuracy (61.3% vs 32.1%). However, since Tecia Pennington lost the overall fight, her striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Mackenzie Dern's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Mackenzie Dern did not secure a significant ground advantage against Tecia Pennington on the ground with 2:24 of control time, 1 ground strike, with almost no grappling bonus.

Mackenzie Dern demonstrated standard activity with 182 days since her last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Mackenzie Dern capitalized on this activity level, while Tecia Pennington's 245-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mackenzie Dern started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Tecia Pennington is back at 0 with this loss.

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