Alex Garcia vs Tim Means

Tim Means's 8-fight experience advantage (15 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tim Means for the expected result. Had Alex Garcia 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.

Tim Means 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.

Tim Means controlled the striking exchanges with 76 vs 32 total strikes, 64 vs 32 significant strikes, 36.8% vs 21.2% accuracy. Tim Means capitalized on this striking dominance.

Tim Means did not secure a significant ground advantage against Alex Garcia on the ground through positional advantages and pressure, with almost no grappling bonus.

Tim Means demonstrated solid activity levels with 106 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Tim Means capitalized on this activity level, while Alex Garcia's 177-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Tim Means started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Alex Garcia is back at 0 with this loss.

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