Sam Alvey vs Thales Leites

Thales Leites's 7-fight experience advantage (18 vs 11 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Thales Leites for the expected result. Had Sam Alvey 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.

Thales Leites 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.

Thales Leites edged the striking exchanges with 38 vs 27 significant strikes, 55.9% vs 30.3% accuracy. Thales Leites capitalized on this striking dominance.

Thales Leites slightly outworked Sam Alvey on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 1:38 of control time, earning modest grappling bonuses.

Thales Leites demonstrated solid activity levels with 154 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Thales Leites capitalized on this activity level, while Sam Alvey's 84-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Thales Leites started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Sam Alvey is back at 0 with this loss.

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