Gustavo Lopez vs Merab Dvalishvili

Merab Dvalishvili's 5-fight experience advantage (6 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Merab Dvalishvili for the expected result. Had Gustavo Lopez 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.

Merab Dvalishvili earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Merab Dvalishvili dominated the striking exchanges with 110 vs 49 total strikes, 73 vs 14 significant strikes, 57.0% vs 24.6% accuracy. Merab Dvalishvili capitalized on this striking dominance.

Merab Dvalishvili dominated Gustavo Lopez on the ground with 13 vs 0 takedowns, 9:15 of control time, 47 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Merab Dvalishvili demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Merab Dvalishvili capitalized on this activity level, while Gustavo Lopez's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Merab Dvalishvili extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Gustavo Lopez is back at 0 with this loss.

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