Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon

Rashad Evans's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rashad Evans for the expected result. Had Sean Salmon 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.

Rashad Evans gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Rashad Evans controlled the striking exchanges, including 1 devastating knockdown. Rashad Evans capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rashad Evans landed 1 knockdown followed by 1 ground strike. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Rashad Evans demonstrated solid activity levels with 125 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Rashad Evans capitalized on this activity level, while Sean Salmon's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rashad Evans continued building serious momentum with a 5-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Sean Salmon's now at 0.

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