Augusto Montano vs Cathal Pendred

Cathal Pendred's 2-fight experience advantage (4 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cathal Pendred for the expected result. Had Augusto Montano 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.

Cathal Pendred earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Cathal Pendred edged the striking exchanges. Cathal Pendred capitalized on this striking dominance.

Cathal Pendred controlled Augusto Montano on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 6:22 of control time, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Cathal Pendred demonstrated solid activity levels with 146 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Cathal Pendred capitalized on this activity level, while Augusto Montano's 210-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cathal Pendred extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Augusto Montano is back at 0 with this loss.

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