Seth Baczynski vs Thiago Alves

Thiago Alves's 9-fight experience advantage (18 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Thiago Alves for the expected result. Had Seth Baczynski 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 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.

Thiago Alves controlled the striking exchanges with 120 vs 91 total strikes, 116 vs 90 significant strikes, 49.2% vs 26.9% accuracy. Thiago Alves capitalized on this striking dominance.

Thiago Alves did not secure a significant ground advantage against Seth Baczynski on the ground through positional advantages and pressure, with almost no grappling bonus.

Thiago Alves demonstrated extended layoff with 778 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Thiago Alves capitalized on this activity level, while Seth Baczynski's 164-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. Seth Baczynski is back at 0 with this loss.

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