Lucas Almeida vs Pat Sabatini

Pat Sabatini's 4-fight experience advantage (6 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Pat Sabatini for the expected result. Had Lucas Almeida 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.

Pat Sabatini earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 1:48, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Lucas Almeida was submitted.

Pat Sabatini dominated the striking exchanges with 88 vs 3 total strikes, 27 vs 2 significant strikes, 77.1% vs 50.0% accuracy. Pat Sabatini capitalized on this striking dominance.

Pat Sabatini dominated Lucas Almeida on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 6:27 of control time, 24 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Pat Sabatini demonstrated standard activity with 273 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Pat Sabatini capitalized on this activity level, while Lucas Almeida's 378-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Pat Sabatini started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Lucas Almeida is back at 0 with this loss.

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