Claudio Puelles vs Joaquim Silva

Joaquim Silva's 3-fight experience advantage (12 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Joaquim Silva for the expected result. Had Claudio Puelles 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Joaquim Silva receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Joaquim Silva controlled the striking exchanges with 95 vs 58 total strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Joaquim Silva capitalized on this striking dominance.

Joaquim Silva landed 1 knockdown followed by 3 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Joaquim Silva demonstrated extended layoff with 498 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Joaquim Silva capitalized on this activity level, while Claudio Puelles's 568-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Joaquim Silva started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Claudio Puelles is back at 0 with this loss.

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