Aljamain Sterling vs Raphael Assuncao

Raphael Assuncao's 4-fight experience advantage (10 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Raphael Assuncao for the expected result. Had Aljamain Sterling 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Raphael Assuncao receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Aljamain Sterling controlled the striking through significant strike advantage (52 vs 39). However, since Aljamain Sterling lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Raphael Assuncao's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

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

Raphael Assuncao demonstrated standard activity with 204 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Raphael Assuncao capitalized on this activity level, while Aljamain Sterling's 245-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Raphael Assuncao started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Aljamain Sterling is back at 0 with this loss.

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