Nicolas Dalby vs Tim Means

Tim Means's 16-fight experience advantage (24 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tim Means for the expected result. Had Nicolas Dalby 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 slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 57.0% vs 46.6% accuracy. Tim Means capitalized on this striking dominance.

Tim Means controlled Nicolas Dalby on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 8:03 of control time, 4 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Tim Means demonstrated standard activity with 217 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Tim Means capitalized on this activity level, while Nicolas Dalby's 217-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Tim Means extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Nicolas Dalby is back at 0 with this loss.

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