Bruno Silva vs Gerald Meerschaert

Gerald Meerschaert's 7-fight experience advantage (17 vs 10 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Gerald Meerschaert for the expected result. Had Bruno Silva 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.

Gerald Meerschaert earned a finish with a Submission in round 3 at 1:39, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Bruno Silva was submitted.

Gerald Meerschaert controlled the striking exchanges with 61 vs 38 total strikes, 46 vs 29 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Gerald Meerschaert capitalized on this striking dominance.

Gerald Meerschaert dominated Bruno Silva on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 2:12 of control time, 10 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Gerald Meerschaert demonstrated solid activity levels with 105 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Gerald Meerschaert capitalized on this activity level, while Bruno Silva's 154-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Gerald Meerschaert started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Bruno Silva is back at 0 with this loss.

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