Edgar Chairez vs Tim Elliott

Tim Elliott's 15-fight experience advantage (23 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tim Elliott for the expected result. Had Edgar Chairez 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 Elliott 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.

Tim Elliott dominated the striking exchanges with 142 vs 70 total strikes, 64 vs 58 significant strikes, 31.4% vs 46.8% accuracy. Tim Elliott capitalized on this striking dominance.

Tim Elliott controlled Edgar Chairez on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 5:54 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Tim Elliott demonstrated solid activity levels with 133 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Tim Elliott capitalized on this activity level, while Edgar Chairez's 98-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Tim Elliott started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Edgar Chairez is back at 0 with this loss.

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