Cezar Ferreira vs Karl Roberson

Cezar Ferreira's 11-fight experience advantage (13 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cezar Ferreira for the expected result. Had Karl Roberson 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.

Cezar Ferreira earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 4:45, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Karl Roberson controlled the striking through superior accuracy (66.7% vs 83.3%). However, since Karl Roberson lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Cezar Ferreira's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Cezar Ferreira dominated Karl Roberson on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 4:20 of control time, 4 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Cezar Ferreira demonstrated standard activity with 182 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Cezar Ferreira capitalized on this activity level, while Karl Roberson's 182-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cezar Ferreira extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Karl Roberson is back at 0 with this loss.

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