Mike Pierce vs Paul Bradley

Mike Pierce's 5-fight experience advantage (7 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mike Pierce for the expected result. Had Paul Bradley 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Mike Pierce receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Mike Pierce dominated the striking exchanges with 133 vs 69 total strikes, 75 vs 63 significant strikes, 52.1% vs 43.4% accuracy. Mike Pierce capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mike Pierce controlled Paul Bradley on the ground with 0:36 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Mike Pierce demonstrated solid activity levels with 99 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Mike Pierce capitalized on this activity level, while Paul Bradley's 99-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mike Pierce started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Paul Bradley is back at 0 with this loss.

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