Mike Perry vs Tim Means

Tim Means's 9-fight experience advantage (23 vs 14 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tim Means for the expected result. Had Mike Perry 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.

Tim Means 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.

Tim Means dominated the striking exchanges with 143 vs 69 total strikes, 128 vs 64 significant strikes, 66.7% vs 39.8% accuracy. Tim Means capitalized on this striking dominance.

Tim Means did not secure a significant ground advantage against Mike Perry on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:39 of control time, 1 ground strike, with almost no grappling bonus.

Tim Means demonstrated solid activity levels with 106 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Tim Means capitalized on this activity level, while Mike Perry's 148-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Tim Means extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Mike Perry is back at 0 with this loss.

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