Matt Wiman vs Shane Nelson

Matt Wiman's 4-fight experience advantage (8 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Matt Wiman for the expected result. Had Shane Nelson 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 Wiman 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.

Matt Wiman controlled the striking exchanges with 82 vs 45 total strikes, 55 vs 20 significant strikes, 42.3% vs 23.5% accuracy. Matt Wiman capitalized on this striking dominance.

Matt Wiman controlled Shane Nelson on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 5:38 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Matt Wiman demonstrated standard activity with 239 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Matt Wiman capitalized on this activity level, while Shane Nelson's 127-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Matt Wiman started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Shane Nelson is back at 0 with this loss.

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