Nate Marquardt vs Tamdan McCrory

Nate Marquardt's 13-fight experience advantage (22 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Nate Marquardt for the expected result. Had Tamdan McCrory 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 Marquardt gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Nate Marquardt controlled the striking exchanges with 48 vs 19 total strikes, 24 vs 16 significant strikes, 61.5% vs 30.8% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Nate Marquardt capitalized on this striking dominance.

Nate Marquardt landed 1 knockdown followed by 4 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Nate Marquardt demonstrated solid activity levels with 140 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Nate Marquardt capitalized on this activity level, while Tamdan McCrory's 105-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Nate Marquardt started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Tamdan McCrory is back at 0 with this loss.

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