Bill Algeo vs Ricardo Lamas

Ricardo Lamas's 16-fight experience advantage (17 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ricardo Lamas for the expected result. Had Bill Algeo 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.

Ricardo Lamas 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.

Ricardo Lamas controlled the striking exchanges with 104 vs 89 significant strikes, 66.7% vs 53.0% accuracy. Ricardo Lamas capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ricardo Lamas dominated Bill Algeo on the ground with 5 vs 1 takedowns, 6:13 of control time, 28 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Ricardo Lamas demonstrated extended layoff with 448 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Ricardo Lamas capitalized on this activity level, while Bill Algeo's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ricardo Lamas started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Bill Algeo is back at 0 with this loss.

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