Brandon Vera vs Michael Patt

Brandon Vera's 7-fight experience advantage (9 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Brandon Vera for the expected result. Had Michael Patt 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.

Brandon Vera gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Brandon Vera dominated the striking exchanges with 32 vs 5 total strikes, 32 vs 5 significant strikes, 42.7% vs 17.9% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Brandon Vera capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Brandon Vera demonstrated solid activity levels with 141 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Brandon Vera capitalized on this activity level, while Michael Patt's 183-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Brandon Vera started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Michael Patt is back at 0 with this loss.

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