Gaetano Pirrello vs Ricky Simon

Ricky Simon's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ricky Simon for the expected result. Had Gaetano Pirrello 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.

Ricky Simon earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 4:00, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Gaetano Pirrello was submitted.

Ricky Simon controlled the striking exchanges with 50 vs 10 total strikes, 17 vs 6 significant strikes, 53.1% vs 42.9% accuracy. Ricky Simon capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ricky Simon dominated Gaetano Pirrello on the ground with 7 vs 0 takedowns, 6:59 of control time, 10 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Ricky Simon demonstrated standard activity with 253 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Ricky Simon capitalized on this activity level, while Gaetano Pirrello's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ricky Simon extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Gaetano Pirrello is back at 0 with this loss.

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