Mizuto Hirota vs Ross Pearson

Ross Pearson's 18-fight experience advantage (24 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ross Pearson for the expected result. Had Mizuto Hirota 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.

Ross Pearson 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.

Mizuto Hirota controlled the striking through superior volume (77 vs 59 total strikes), significant strike advantage (77 vs 58). However, since Mizuto Hirota lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Ross Pearson's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Ross Pearson demonstrated standard activity with 246 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Ross Pearson capitalized on this activity level, while Mizuto Hirota's 246-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ross Pearson started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Mizuto Hirota is back at 0 with this loss.

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