Ross Pearson vs Ryan Couture

Ross Pearson's 9-fight experience advantage (10 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ross Pearson for the expected result. Had Ryan Couture 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.

Ross Pearson gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Ross Pearson controlled the striking exchanges with 68.3% vs 37.7% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Ross Pearson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ross Pearson landed 1 knockdown followed by 3 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Ross Pearson demonstrated solid activity levels with 113 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Ross Pearson capitalized on this activity level, while Ryan Couture's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ross Pearson extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ryan Couture is back at 0 with this loss.

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