Sean O'Malley vs Thomas Almeida

Sean O'Malley overcame a 4-fight experience disadvantage (6 vs 10 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Thomas Almeida.

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.

Sean O'Malley gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Sean O'Malley dominated the striking exchanges with 91 vs 25 total strikes, 86 vs 25 significant strikes, 57.7% vs 35.2% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Sean O'Malley capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Sean O'Malley demonstrated standard activity with 225 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Sean O'Malley capitalized on this activity level, while Thomas Almeida's 162-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sean O'Malley started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Thomas Almeida is back at 0 with this loss.

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