Michel Quinones vs Sage Northcutt

Sage Northcutt's 4-fight experience advantage (6 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sage Northcutt for the expected result. Had Michel Quinones 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.

Sage Northcutt earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Sage Northcutt controlled the striking exchanges with 82 vs 55 total strikes, 79 vs 55 significant strikes, 49.1% vs 34.2% accuracy. Sage Northcutt capitalized on this striking dominance.

Sage Northcutt edged out Michel Quinones on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 0:43 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Sage Northcutt demonstrated standard activity with 329 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Sage Northcutt capitalized on this activity level, while Michel Quinones's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sage Northcutt started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Michel Quinones is back at 0 with this loss.

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