Joshua Van vs Rei Tsuruya

Joshua Van's 5-fight experience advantage (7 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Joshua Van for the expected result. Had Rei Tsuruya 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.

Joshua Van 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.

Joshua Van dominated the striking exchanges with 127 vs 47 total strikes, 59 vs 32 significant strikes, 60.8% vs 38.1% accuracy. Joshua Van capitalized on this striking dominance.

Joshua Van did not secure a significant ground advantage against Rei Tsuruya on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:50 of control time, 1 ground strike, with almost no grappling bonus.

Joshua Van demonstrated solid activity levels with 91 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Joshua Van capitalized on this activity level, while Rei Tsuruya's 253-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Joshua Van extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Rei Tsuruya is back at 0 with this loss.

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