Dennis Bermudez vs Jimy Hettes

Dennis Bermudez's 2-fight experience advantage (7 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Dennis Bermudez for the expected result. Had Jimy Hettes 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.

Dennis Bermudez gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Dennis Bermudez dominated the striking exchanges with 94 vs 49 total strikes, 55 vs 34 significant strikes, 43.7% vs 53.1% accuracy, including 3 devastating knockdowns. Dennis Bermudez capitalized on this striking dominance.

Dennis Bermudez dominated Jimy Hettes on the ground with 6 vs 0 takedowns, 7:47 of control time, 15 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Dennis Bermudez demonstrated solid activity levels with 129 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Dennis Bermudez capitalized on this activity level, while Jimy Hettes's 141-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Dennis Bermudez continued building serious momentum with a 6-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Jimy Hettes's now at 0.

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