Danny Castillo vs Nik Lentz

Nik Lentz's 2-fight experience advantage (16 vs 14 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Nik Lentz for the expected result. Had Danny Castillo 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 Nik Lentz receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Nik Lentz slightly outperformed the striking exchanges. Nik Lentz capitalized on this striking dominance.

Nik Lentz edged out Danny Castillo on the ground with 3 vs 2 takedowns, 1:34 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Nik Lentz demonstrated standard activity with 204 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Nik Lentz capitalized on this activity level, while Danny Castillo's 148-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Nik Lentz started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Danny Castillo is back at 0 with this loss.

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