Dhiego Lima vs Tim Means

Tim Means's 5-fight experience advantage (8 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tim Means for the expected result. Had Dhiego Lima 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.

Tim Means earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:17, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Tim Means dominated the striking exchanges with 23 vs 7 significant strikes, 54.8% vs 29.2% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Tim Means capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Tim Means demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 70 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Tim Means capitalized on this activity level, while Dhiego Lima's 112-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Tim Means extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dhiego Lima is back at 0 with this loss.

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