Nate Diaz vs Rory Markham

Nate Diaz's 7-fight experience advantage (10 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Nate Diaz for the expected result. Had Rory Markham 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.

Nate Diaz earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:47, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Nate Diaz dominated the striking exchanges with 54 vs 3 total strikes, 34 vs 3 significant strikes, 56.7% vs 13.6% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Nate Diaz capitalized on this striking dominance.

Nate Diaz controlled Rory Markham on the ground with 1:14 of control time, 18 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Nate Diaz demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 75 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Nate Diaz capitalized on this activity level, while Rory Markham's 399-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Nate Diaz started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Rory Markham is back at 0 with this loss.

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