Francisco Rivera vs Urijah Faber

Urijah Faber's 4-fight experience advantage (11 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Urijah Faber for the expected result. Had Francisco Rivera 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.

Urijah Faber earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 1:34, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Francisco Rivera was submitted.

Urijah Faber controlled the striking exchanges with 36.5% vs 26.8% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Urijah Faber capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Urijah Faber demonstrated solid activity levels with 155 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Urijah Faber capitalized on this activity level, while Francisco Rivera's 197-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Urijah Faber extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Francisco Rivera is back at 0 with this loss.

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