Felipe Bunes vs Joshua Van

Joshua Van's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Joshua Van for the expected result. Had Felipe Bunes 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.

Joshua Van gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Joshua Van dominated the striking exchanges with 154 vs 57 total strikes, 83 vs 50 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Joshua Van capitalized on this striking dominance.

Joshua Van landed 1 knockdown followed by 13 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Joshua Van demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 63 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Joshua Van capitalized on this activity level, while Felipe Bunes's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Joshua Van extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Felipe Bunes is back at 0 with this loss.

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