Carlos Vera vs Rinya Nakamura

Rinya Nakamura's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rinya Nakamura for the expected result. Had Carlos Vera 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.

Rinya Nakamura 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.

Rinya Nakamura controlled the striking exchanges with 38 vs 12 significant strikes. Rinya Nakamura capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rinya Nakamura dominated Carlos Vera on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 13:03 of control time, 30 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Rinya Nakamura demonstrated solid activity levels with 176 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Rinya Nakamura capitalized on this activity level, while Carlos Vera's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rinya Nakamura extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Carlos Vera is back at 0 with this loss.

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