Donald Cerrone vs John Makdessi

Donald Cerrone's 8-fight experience advantage (18 vs 10 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Donald Cerrone for the expected result. Had John Makdessi 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.

Donald Cerrone gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

John Makdessi controlled the striking through superior accuracy (55.8% vs 41.5%). However, since John Makdessi lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Donald Cerrone's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

The fight remained exclusively on the feet with zero ground action, resulting in neutral ground scoring for both fighters.

Donald Cerrone demonstrated solid activity levels with 125 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Donald Cerrone capitalized on this activity level, while John Makdessi's 28-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Donald Cerrone continued building serious momentum with a 8-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. John Makdessi's now at 0.

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