Luis Pena vs Steve Garcia

Luis Pena's 5-fight experience advantage (6 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Luis Pena for the expected result. Had Steve Garcia 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.

Luis Pena 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.

Steve Garcia controlled the striking through overwhelming volume (98 vs 58 total strikes), solid significant strike edge (21 vs 27), superior accuracy (53.8% vs 64.3%). However, since Steve Garcia lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Luis Pena's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Luis Pena controlled Steve Garcia on the ground with 0 takedowns, 14:02 of control time, 19 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Luis Pena demonstrated solid activity levels with 141 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Luis Pena capitalized on this activity level, while Steve Garcia's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Luis Pena started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Steve Garcia is back at 0 with this loss.

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