John Alessio vs Mark Bocek

Mark Bocek's 7-fight experience advantage (11 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mark Bocek for the expected result. Had John Alessio 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.

Mark Bocek 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.

Mark Bocek controlled the striking exchanges with 117 vs 82 total strikes, 74 vs 33 significant strikes, 69.2% vs 37.9% accuracy. Mark Bocek capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mark Bocek dominated John Alessio on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 9:44 of control time, 38 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Mark Bocek demonstrated solid activity levels with 133 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Mark Bocek capitalized on this activity level, while John Alessio's 2020-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mark Bocek extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. John Alessio is back at 0 with this loss.

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