Dustin Ortiz vs John Moraga

John Moraga's 2-fight experience advantage (4 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding John Moraga for the expected result. Had Dustin Ortiz 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 John Moraga receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

John Moraga edged the striking exchanges with 43 vs 35 significant strikes. John Moraga capitalized on this striking dominance.

John Moraga did not secure a significant ground advantage against Dustin Ortiz on the ground with 0 takedowns, 1:48 of control time, 14 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

John Moraga demonstrated solid activity levels with 173 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, John Moraga capitalized on this activity level, while Dustin Ortiz's 67-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

John Moraga started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dustin Ortiz is back at 0 with this loss.

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