Diego Brandao vs Katsunori Kikuno

Diego Brandao's 4-fight experience advantage (9 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Diego Brandao for the expected result. Had Katsunori Kikuno 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.

Diego Brandao secured a devastating KO/TKO in 0:28 of round 1. This explosive first-minute finish earned substantial bonus rewards for the exceptional performance.

Diego Brandao controlled the striking exchanges with 14 vs 1 significant strikes, 82.4% vs 100.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Diego Brandao capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Diego Brandao demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Diego Brandao capitalized on this activity level, while Katsunori Kikuno's 189-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Diego Brandao extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Katsunori Kikuno is back at 0 with this loss.

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