Derek Brunson vs Elias Theodorou

Derek Brunson's 4-fight experience advantage (15 vs 11 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Derek Brunson for the expected result. Had Elias Theodorou 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.

Derek Brunson 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.

Elias Theodorou controlled the striking through superior volume (87 vs 65 total strikes), solid significant strike edge (65 vs 56), superior accuracy (38.2% vs 59.6%). However, since Elias Theodorou lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Derek Brunson's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Derek Brunson dominated Elias Theodorou on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 3:17 of control time, 5 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Derek Brunson demonstrated standard activity with 182 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Derek Brunson capitalized on this activity level, while Elias Theodorou's 147-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Derek Brunson started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Elias Theodorou is back at 0 with this loss.

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