Mitch Gagnon vs Roman Salazar

Mitch Gagnon's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mitch Gagnon for the expected result. Had Roman Salazar 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.

Mitch Gagnon earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 2:06, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Mitch Gagnon slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 29.4% vs 50.0% accuracy. Mitch Gagnon capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mitch Gagnon dominated Roman Salazar on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 0:57 of control time, 1 ground strike, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Mitch Gagnon demonstrated solid activity levels with 171 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Mitch Gagnon capitalized on this activity level, while Roman Salazar's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mitch Gagnon extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Roman Salazar is back at 0 with this loss.

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