Papy Abedi vs Thiago Alves

Thiago Alves's 15-fight experience advantage (16 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Thiago Alves for the expected result. Had Papy Abedi 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.

Thiago Alves earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 3:32, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Thiago Alves controlled the striking exchanges with 25 vs 14 significant strikes, 55.6% vs 36.8% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Thiago Alves capitalized on this striking dominance.

Thiago Alves dominated Papy Abedi on the ground with 0:31 of control time, 12 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Thiago Alves demonstrated solid activity levels with 162 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Thiago Alves capitalized on this activity level, while Papy Abedi's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Thiago Alves started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Papy Abedi is back at 0 with this loss.

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