Hermes Franca vs Marcus Aurelio

Hermes Franca's 5-fight experience advantage (10 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Hermes Franca for the expected result. Had Marcus Aurelio 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.

Hermes Franca 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.

Hermes Franca controlled the striking exchanges with 60 vs 40 significant strikes, 49.2% vs 38.5% accuracy. Hermes Franca capitalized on this striking dominance.

Hermes Franca did not secure a significant ground advantage against Marcus Aurelio on the ground with 0 takedowns, with almost no grappling bonus.

Hermes Franca demonstrated solid activity levels with 98 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Hermes Franca capitalized on this activity level, while Marcus Aurelio's 112-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Hermes Franca started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Marcus Aurelio is back at 0 with this loss.

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