Brad Tavares vs Gerald Meerschaert

Brad Tavares's 3-fight experience advantage (26 vs 23 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Brad Tavares for the expected result. Had Gerald Meerschaert 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 edged the striking exchanges with 47 vs 38 significant strikes. Brad Tavares capitalized on this striking dominance.

Brad Tavares did not secure a significant ground advantage against Gerald Meerschaert on the ground through positional advantages and pressure, with almost no grappling bonus.

Brad Tavares demonstrated solid activity levels with 175 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Brad Tavares capitalized on this activity level, while Gerald Meerschaert's 147-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. Gerald Meerschaert is back at 0 with this loss.

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