Jens Pulver vs Joao Roque

Jens Pulver's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jens Pulver for the expected result. Had Joao Roque 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.

Jens Pulver 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.

Jens Pulver slightly outperformed the striking exchanges. Jens Pulver capitalized on this striking dominance.

Jens Pulver did not secure a significant ground advantage against Joao Roque on the ground with 0 takedowns, 2:13 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Jens Pulver demonstrated solid activity levels with 91 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Jens Pulver capitalized on this activity level, while Joao Roque's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jens Pulver extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joao Roque is back at 0 with this loss.

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