Alessio Sakara vs James Irvin

Alessio Sakara's 2-fight experience advantage (11 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alessio Sakara for the expected result. Had James Irvin 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.

Alessio Sakara earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:01, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Alessio Sakara controlled the striking exchanges with 13 vs 6 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Alessio Sakara capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Alessio Sakara demonstrated standard activity with 226 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Alessio Sakara capitalized on this activity level, while James Irvin's 611-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alessio Sakara extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. James Irvin is back at 0 with this loss.

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