Alex Ricci vs Paul Felder

Paul Felder's 6-fight experience advantage (8 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Paul Felder for the expected result. Had Alex Ricci 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.

Paul Felder earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:44, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Paul Felder controlled the striking exchanges, including 1 devastating knockdown. Paul Felder capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Paul Felder demonstrated solid activity levels with 149 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Paul Felder capitalized on this activity level, while Alex Ricci's 177-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Paul Felder started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Alex Ricci is back at 0 with this loss.

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