Rich Clementi vs Sam Stout

Rich Clementi's 2-fight experience advantage (7 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rich Clementi for the expected result. Had Sam Stout 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Rich Clementi receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Rich Clementi edged the striking exchanges with 40 vs 48 significant strikes, 39.2% vs 27.3% accuracy. Rich Clementi capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rich Clementi controlled Sam Stout on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 5:23 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Rich Clementi demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Rich Clementi capitalized on this activity level, while Sam Stout's 91-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rich Clementi extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Sam Stout is back at 0 with this loss.

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