Antonio Carvalho vs Darren Elkins

Darren Elkins's 3-fight experience advantage (7 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Darren Elkins for the expected result. Had Antonio Carvalho 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.

Darren Elkins earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:06, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Darren Elkins controlled the striking exchanges with 14 vs 9 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Darren Elkins capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Darren Elkins demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Darren Elkins capitalized on this activity level, while Antonio Carvalho's 119-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Darren Elkins continued building serious momentum with a 5-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Antonio Carvalho's now at 0.

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