Sage Northcutt vs Thibault Gouti

Sage Northcutt's 2-fight experience advantage (7 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sage Northcutt for the expected result. Had Thibault Gouti 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.

Sage Northcutt 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.

Sage Northcutt dominated the striking exchanges with 125 vs 30 total strikes, 63 vs 28 significant strikes. Sage Northcutt capitalized on this striking dominance.

Sage Northcutt slightly outworked Thibault Gouti on the ground with 1 takedown, 1:53 of control time, 13 ground strikes, earning modest grappling bonuses.

Sage Northcutt demonstrated solid activity levels with 99 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Sage Northcutt capitalized on this activity level, while Thibault Gouti's 170-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sage Northcutt extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Thibault Gouti is back at 0 with this loss.

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