Caolan Loughran vs Taylor Lapilus

Taylor Lapilus's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Taylor Lapilus for the expected result. Had Caolan Loughran 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.

Taylor Lapilus 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.

Taylor Lapilus controlled the striking exchanges with 84 vs 48 significant strikes, 51.5% vs 36.4% accuracy. Taylor Lapilus capitalized on this striking dominance.

Taylor Lapilus did not secure a significant ground advantage against Caolan Loughran on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:18 of control time, 1 ground strike, with almost no grappling bonus.

Taylor Lapilus demonstrated extended layoff with 2555 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Taylor Lapilus capitalized on this activity level, while Caolan Loughran's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Taylor Lapilus extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Caolan Loughran is back at 0 with this loss.

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