Caio Machado vs Don'Tale Mayes

Don'Tale Mayes's 7-fight experience advantage (9 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Don'Tale Mayes for the expected result. Had Caio Machado 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.

Don'Tale Mayes 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.

Caio Machado controlled the striking through solid significant strike edge (76 vs 67), superior accuracy (47.8% vs 36.6%). However, since Caio Machado lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Don'Tale Mayes's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Don'Tale Mayes did not secure a significant ground advantage against Caio Machado on the ground with 0:36 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Don'Tale Mayes demonstrated solid activity levels with 175 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Don'Tale Mayes capitalized on this activity level, while Caio Machado's 161-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Don'Tale Mayes started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Caio Machado is back at 0 with this loss.

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