Sam Patterson vs Trey Waters

Sam Patterson's 2-fight experience advantage (5 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sam Patterson for the expected result. Had Trey Waters 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.

Sam Patterson earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:01, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Sam Patterson slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 25 vs 18 significant strikes. Sam Patterson capitalized on this striking dominance.

The fight remained exclusively on the feet with zero ground action, resulting in neutral ground scoring for both fighters.

Sam Patterson demonstrated standard activity with 189 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Sam Patterson capitalized on this activity level, while Trey Waters's 484-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sam Patterson extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Trey Waters is back at 0 with this loss.

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