Chepe Mariscal vs Pat Sabatini

Pat Sabatini's 4-fight experience advantage (10 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Pat Sabatini for the expected result. Had Chepe Mariscal 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.

Pat Sabatini 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.

Pat Sabatini slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 12 vs 7 significant strikes. Pat Sabatini capitalized on this striking dominance.

Pat Sabatini dominated Chepe Mariscal on the ground with 7 vs 0 takedowns, 10:37 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Pat Sabatini demonstrated standard activity with 224 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Pat Sabatini capitalized on this activity level, while Chepe Mariscal's 259-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Pat Sabatini extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Chepe Mariscal is back at 0 with this loss.

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