Felipe Arantes vs Jerrod Sanders

Felipe Arantes's 5-fight experience advantage (9 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Felipe Arantes for the expected result. Had Jerrod Sanders 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.

Felipe Arantes earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 1:39, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Jerrod Sanders was submitted.

Jerrod Sanders controlled the striking through superior volume (32 vs 5 total strikes), superior accuracy (60.0% vs 33.3%). However, since Jerrod Sanders lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Felipe Arantes's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Felipe Arantes edged out Jerrod Sanders on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:37 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Felipe Arantes demonstrated standard activity with 319 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Felipe Arantes capitalized on this activity level, while Jerrod Sanders's 361-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Felipe Arantes extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jerrod Sanders is back at 0 with this loss.

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