Phil Davis vs Vinny Magalhaes

Phil Davis's 5-fight experience advantage (9 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Phil Davis for the expected result. Had Vinny Magalhaes 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.

Phil Davis 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.

Phil Davis dominated the striking exchanges with 83 vs 30 total strikes, 79 vs 29 significant strikes, 29.5% vs 19.2% accuracy. Phil Davis capitalized on this striking dominance.

Phil Davis did not secure a significant ground advantage against Vinny Magalhaes on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:55 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Phil Davis demonstrated standard activity with 196 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Phil Davis capitalized on this activity level, while Vinny Magalhaes's 217-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Phil Davis extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Vinny Magalhaes is back at 0 with this loss.

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