Rich Clementi vs Terry Etim

Rich Clementi's 5-fight experience advantage (8 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rich Clementi for the expected result. Had Terry Etim 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.

Rich Clementi 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.

Rich Clementi dominated the striking exchanges with 171 vs 30 total strikes. Rich Clementi capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rich Clementi dominated Terry Etim on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 9:53 of control time, 7 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Rich Clementi demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 35 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Rich Clementi capitalized on this activity level, while Terry Etim's 259-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rich Clementi extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Terry Etim is back at 0 with this loss.

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