Augusto Mendes vs Cody Garbrandt

Cody Garbrandt's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cody Garbrandt for the expected result. Had Augusto Mendes 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.

Cody Garbrandt earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:18, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Cody Garbrandt controlled the striking exchanges, including 1 devastating knockdown. Cody Garbrandt capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Cody Garbrandt demonstrated standard activity with 226 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Cody Garbrandt capitalized on this activity level, while Augusto Mendes's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cody Garbrandt extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Augusto Mendes is back at 0 with this loss.

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