Paul Taylor vs Peter Sobotta

Paul Taylor's 5-fight experience advantage (6 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Paul Taylor for the expected result. Had Peter Sobotta 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.

Paul Taylor 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.

Paul Taylor dominated the striking exchanges with 80 vs 19 total strikes, 46 vs 18 significant strikes. Paul Taylor capitalized on this striking dominance.

Paul Taylor controlled Peter Sobotta on the ground with 0 takedowns, 4:33 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Paul Taylor demonstrated standard activity with 238 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Paul Taylor capitalized on this activity level, while Peter Sobotta's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Paul Taylor started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Peter Sobotta is back at 0 with this loss.

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