Per Eklund vs Sam Stout

Sam Stout's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sam Stout for the expected result. Had Per Eklund 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.

Sam Stout 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.

Sam Stout controlled the striking exchanges with 83 vs 39 total strikes, 33 vs 20 significant strikes, 26.0% vs 46.5% accuracy. Sam Stout capitalized on this striking dominance.

Sam Stout controlled Per Eklund on the ground with 0 takedowns, 5:32 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Sam Stout demonstrated standard activity with 222 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Sam Stout capitalized on this activity level, while Per Eklund's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sam Stout started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Per Eklund is back at 0 with this loss.

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