Julio Paulino vs TJ Grant

TJ Grant's 3-fight experience advantage (5 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding TJ Grant for the expected result. Had Julio Paulino 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.

TJ Grant 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.

TJ Grant slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 17 vs 12 significant strikes, 51.5% vs 28.6% accuracy. TJ Grant capitalized on this striking dominance.

TJ Grant controlled Julio Paulino on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 9:00 of control time, 9 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

TJ Grant demonstrated solid activity levels with 140 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, TJ Grant capitalized on this activity level, while Julio Paulino's 188-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

TJ Grant started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Julio Paulino is back at 0 with this loss.

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