Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval

Alexandre Pantoja's 7-fight experience advantage (11 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alexandre Pantoja for the expected result. Had Brandon Royval 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.

Alexandre Pantoja earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 1:46, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Brandon Royval was submitted.

Alexandre Pantoja slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 22 vs 17 significant strikes, 55.0% vs 27.9% accuracy. Alexandre Pantoja capitalized on this striking dominance.

Alexandre Pantoja dominated Brandon Royval on the ground with 3 vs 1 takedowns, 2:51 of control time, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Alexandre Pantoja demonstrated standard activity with 196 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Alexandre Pantoja capitalized on this activity level, while Brandon Royval's 273-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alexandre Pantoja extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Brandon Royval is back at 0 with this loss.

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