Francisco Trinaldo vs Yancy Medeiros

Francisco Trinaldo's 5-fight experience advantage (13 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Francisco Trinaldo for the expected result. Had Yancy Medeiros 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.

Francisco Trinaldo 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.

Francisco Trinaldo dominated the striking exchanges with 143 vs 71 total strikes, 117 vs 51 significant strikes, 66.9% vs 31.3% accuracy. Francisco Trinaldo capitalized on this striking dominance.

Francisco Trinaldo edged out Yancy Medeiros on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 3:31 of control time, 10 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Francisco Trinaldo demonstrated solid activity levels with 118 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Francisco Trinaldo capitalized on this activity level, while Yancy Medeiros's 154-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Francisco Trinaldo continued building serious momentum with a 6-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Yancy Medeiros's now at 0.

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