Felipe Lima vs Payton Talbott

Payton Talbott's 2-fight experience advantage (5 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Payton Talbott for the expected result. Had Felipe 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.

Payton Talbott 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.

Payton Talbott dominated the striking exchanges with 97 vs 37 total strikes, 59 vs 26 significant strikes. Payton Talbott capitalized on this striking dominance.

Payton Talbott controlled Felipe Lima on the ground with 0 takedowns, 4:49 of control time, 20 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Payton Talbott demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Payton Talbott capitalized on this activity level, while Felipe Lima's 196-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Payton Talbott started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Felipe Lima is back at 0 with this loss.

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