Antonio Carlos Junior vs Brad Tavares

Brad Tavares's 6-fight experience advantage (19 vs 13 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Brad Tavares for the expected result. Had Antonio Carlos Junior 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.

Brad Tavares 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.

Brad Tavares controlled the striking exchanges with 54 vs 34 significant strikes, 50.0% vs 33.0% accuracy. Brad Tavares capitalized on this striking dominance.

Brad Tavares did not secure a significant ground advantage against Antonio Carlos Junior on the ground with 0 takedowns, with almost no grappling bonus.

Brad Tavares demonstrated extended layoff with 448 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Brad Tavares capitalized on this activity level, while Antonio Carlos Junior's 498-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Brad Tavares started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Antonio Carlos Junior is back at 0 with this loss.

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