Mitch Gagnon vs Tim Gorman

Mitch Gagnon's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mitch Gagnon for the expected result. Had Tim Gorman 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 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.

Mitch Gagnon controlled the striking exchanges with 93 vs 50 total strikes, 47 vs 15 significant strikes, 48.0% vs 21.7% accuracy. Mitch Gagnon capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mitch Gagnon controlled Tim Gorman on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 3:08 of control time, 9 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Mitch Gagnon demonstrated standard activity with 207 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Mitch Gagnon capitalized on this activity level, while Tim Gorman's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mitch Gagnon extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Tim Gorman is back at 0 with this loss.

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