Chad Mendes vs Yaotzin Meza

Chad Mendes's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Chad Mendes for the expected result. Had Yaotzin Meza 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.

Chad Mendes earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:55, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Chad Mendes controlled the striking exchanges with 10 vs 2 significant strikes, 76.9% vs 13.3% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Chad Mendes capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Chad Mendes demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Chad Mendes capitalized on this activity level, while Yaotzin Meza's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Chad Mendes extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Yaotzin Meza is back at 0 with this loss.

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