Gilbert Aldana vs Paul Buentello

Paul Buentello's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Paul Buentello for the expected result. Had Gilbert Aldana 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.

Paul Buentello gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Paul Buentello controlled the striking exchanges with 67 vs 38 total strikes, 49 vs 28 significant strikes, 69.0% vs 51.9% accuracy. Paul Buentello capitalized on this striking dominance.

Paul Buentello edged out Gilbert Aldana on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 1:57 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Paul Buentello demonstrated solid activity levels with 121 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Paul Buentello capitalized on this activity level, while Gilbert Aldana's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Paul Buentello started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Gilbert Aldana is back at 0 with this loss.

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