Sabah Homasi vs Tim Means

Tim Means's 11-fight experience advantage (12 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tim Means for the expected result. Had Sabah Homasi 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 gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Tim Means controlled the striking exchanges with 82 vs 38 total strikes, 71 vs 33 significant strikes, 60.2% vs 41.3% accuracy. Tim Means capitalized on this striking dominance.

Tim Means did not secure a significant ground advantage against Sabah Homasi on the ground with 0 takedowns, with almost no grappling bonus.

Tim Means demonstrated standard activity with 254 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Tim Means capitalized on this activity level, while Sabah Homasi's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Tim Means extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Sabah Homasi is back at 0 with this loss.

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