Chad Mendes vs Ricardo Lamas

Chad Mendes's 2-fight experience advantage (10 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Chad Mendes for the expected result. Had Ricardo Lamas 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.

Chad Mendes earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:45, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Chad Mendes dominated the striking exchanges with 32 vs 8 total strikes, 27 vs 8 significant strikes, 84.4% vs 36.4% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Chad Mendes capitalized on this striking dominance.

Chad Mendes controlled Ricardo Lamas on the ground with 0:41 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Chad Mendes demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Chad Mendes capitalized on this activity level, while Ricardo Lamas's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Chad Mendes started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ricardo Lamas is back at 0 with this loss.

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