Andre Fialho vs Tim Means

Tim Means's 21-fight experience advantage (28 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tim Means for the expected result. Had Andre Fialho 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 gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Tim Means dominated the striking exchanges with 134 vs 56 total strikes, 104 vs 51 significant strikes, 72.7% vs 49.5% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Tim Means capitalized on this striking dominance.

Tim Means controlled Andre Fialho on the ground with 0 takedowns, 2:51 of control time, 18 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Tim Means demonstrated solid activity levels with 133 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Tim Means capitalized on this activity level, while Andre Fialho's 126-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. Andre Fialho is back at 0 with this loss.

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