Matt Brown vs Tim Means

Matt Brown's 10-fight experience advantage (20 vs 10 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Matt Brown for the expected result. Had Tim Means 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.

Matt Brown earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 4:44, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Matt Brown edged the striking exchanges with 25 vs 16 significant strikes, 67.6% vs 40.0% accuracy. Matt Brown capitalized on this striking dominance.

Matt Brown dominated Tim Means on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 1:46 of control time, 1 ground strike, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Matt Brown demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Matt Brown capitalized on this activity level, while Tim Means's 84-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Matt Brown started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Tim Means is back at 0 with this loss.

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