Curtis Millender vs Thiago Alves

Curtis Millender overcame a 22-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 23 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Thiago Alves.

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.

Curtis Millender gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Curtis Millender dominated the striking exchanges with 47 vs 33 significant strikes, 44.3% vs 31.1% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Curtis Millender capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Curtis Millender demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Curtis Millender capitalized on this activity level, while Thiago Alves's 317-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Curtis Millender started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Thiago Alves is back at 0 with this loss.

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