Jamal Pogues vs Thomas Petersen

Jamal Pogues's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jamal Pogues for the expected result. Had Thomas Petersen 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.

Jamal Pogues 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.

Thomas Petersen controlled the striking through overwhelming volume (116 vs 66 total strikes), solid significant strike edge (58 vs 65), superior accuracy (67.4% vs 52.4%). However, since Thomas Petersen lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Jamal Pogues's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Jamal Pogues did not secure a significant ground advantage against Thomas Petersen on the ground with 0 takedowns, with almost no grappling bonus.

Jamal Pogues demonstrated standard activity with 197 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Jamal Pogues capitalized on this activity level, while Thomas Petersen's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jamal Pogues started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Thomas Petersen is back at 0 with this loss.

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