Andre Fialho vs Joaquin Buckley

Joaquin Buckley's 4-fight experience advantage (10 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Joaquin Buckley for the expected result. Had Andre Fialho 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.

Joaquin Buckley gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Joaquin Buckley controlled the striking exchanges with 29.2% vs 43.1% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Joaquin Buckley capitalized on this striking dominance.

Joaquin Buckley edged out Andre Fialho on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 0:23 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Joaquin Buckley demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Joaquin Buckley capitalized on this activity level, while Andre Fialho's 182-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Joaquin Buckley started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Andre Fialho is back at 0 with this loss.

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