Anthony Birchak vs Dileno Lopes

Anthony Birchak's 2-fight experience advantage (4 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Anthony Birchak for the expected result. Had Dileno Lopes 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 Anthony Birchak receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Anthony Birchak dominated the striking exchanges with 101 vs 35 total strikes, 41 vs 25 significant strikes. Anthony Birchak capitalized on this striking dominance.

Anthony Birchak did not secure a significant ground advantage against Dileno Lopes on the ground with 0 takedowns, 2:20 of control time, 2 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Anthony Birchak demonstrated standard activity with 243 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Anthony Birchak capitalized on this activity level, while Dileno Lopes's 341-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Anthony Birchak started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dileno Lopes is back at 0 with this loss.

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