Amilcar Alves vs Mike Pierce

Mike Pierce's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mike Pierce for the expected result. Had Amilcar Alves 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.

Mike Pierce earned a finish with a Submission in round 3 at 3:11, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Amilcar Alves was submitted.

Mike Pierce dominated the striking exchanges with 87 vs 12 total strikes, 31 vs 4 significant strikes, 66.0% vs 40.0% accuracy. Mike Pierce capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mike Pierce dominated Amilcar Alves on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 11:59 of control time, 27 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Mike Pierce demonstrated solid activity levels with 160 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Mike Pierce capitalized on this activity level, while Amilcar Alves's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mike Pierce extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Amilcar Alves is back at 0 with this loss.

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