Ante Delija vs Waldo Cortes Acosta

Waldo Cortes Acosta's 8-fight experience advantage (10 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Waldo Cortes Acosta for the expected result. Had Ante Delija 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.

Waldo Cortes Acosta earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:59, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Waldo Cortes Acosta controlled the striking exchanges with 70.6% vs 44.4% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Waldo Cortes Acosta capitalized on this striking dominance.

Waldo Cortes Acosta landed 1 knockdown followed by 6 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Waldo Cortes Acosta demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 70 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Waldo Cortes Acosta capitalized on this activity level, while Ante Delija's 56-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Waldo Cortes Acosta started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ante Delija is back at 0 with this loss.

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