Joshua Burkman vs Paul Felder

Paul Felder overcame a 9-fight experience disadvantage (6 vs 15 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Joshua Burkman.

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.

Paul Felder 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.

Paul Felder slightly outperformed the striking exchanges. Paul Felder capitalized on this striking dominance.

Paul Felder did not secure a significant ground advantage against Joshua Burkman on the ground with 0 takedowns, 1:13 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Paul Felder demonstrated solid activity levels with 133 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Paul Felder capitalized on this activity level, while Joshua Burkman's 113-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Paul Felder extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joshua Burkman is back at 0 with this loss.

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