Ed Herman vs Rafael Natal

Ed Herman's 6-fight experience advantage (16 vs 10 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ed Herman for the expected result. Had Rafael Natal 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.

Ed Herman 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.

Ed Herman controlled the striking exchanges with 51 vs 35 significant strikes, 58.6% vs 47.9% accuracy. Ed Herman capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ed Herman did not secure a significant ground advantage against Rafael Natal on the ground with 1 takedown, 2:58 of control time, 6 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Ed Herman demonstrated solid activity levels with 175 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Ed Herman capitalized on this activity level, while Rafael Natal's 185-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ed Herman started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Rafael Natal is back at 0 with this loss.

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