Diego Sanchez vs Michel Pereira

Diego Sanchez's 28-fight experience advantage (31 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Diego Sanchez for the expected result. Had Michel Pereira 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 fight concluded with Diego Sanchez earning a DQ, with adjustments based on the nature of the result.

Michel Pereira controlled the striking through superior volume (56 vs 29 total strikes), significant strike advantage (53 vs 25), superior accuracy (58.2% vs 39.1%), 1 knockdown. However, since Michel Pereira lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Diego Sanchez's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Diego Sanchez did not secure a significant ground advantage against Michel Pereira on the ground with 0 takedowns, 1 ground strike, with almost no grappling bonus.

Diego Sanchez demonstrated standard activity with 225 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Diego Sanchez capitalized on this activity level, while Michel Pereira's 155-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Diego Sanchez started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Michel Pereira is back at 0 with this loss.

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