Abel Trujillo vs Tony Sims

Abel Trujillo's 5-fight experience advantage (8 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Abel Trujillo for the expected result. Had Tony Sims 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.

Abel Trujillo earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 3:18, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

The striking was extremely close with minimal separation between fighters. However, since Tony Sims lost the overall fight, any slight striking edge couldn't be converted into ELO gains. Abel Trujillo's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Abel Trujillo demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 56 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Abel Trujillo capitalized on this activity level, while Tony Sims's 133-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Abel Trujillo extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Tony Sims is back at 0 with this loss.

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