Matt Brown vs Mike Pyle

Matt Brown's 4-fight experience advantage (16 vs 12 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Matt Brown for the expected result. Had Mike Pyle 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 Brown secured a devastating KO/TKO in 0:29 of round 1. This explosive first-minute finish earned substantial bonus rewards for the exceptional performance.

Matt Brown controlled the striking exchanges with 10 vs 0 significant strikes, 55.6% vs 0.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Matt Brown capitalized on this striking dominance.

Matt Brown landed 1 knockdown followed by 5 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Matt Brown demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Matt Brown capitalized on this activity level, while Mike Pyle's 84-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Matt Brown continued building serious momentum with a 6-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Mike Pyle's now at 0.

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