Irene Aldana vs Vanessa Melo

Irene Aldana's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Irene Aldana for the expected result. Had Vanessa Melo pulled off the upset, her 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.

Irene Aldana 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.

Irene Aldana dominated the striking exchanges with 127 vs 68 total strikes, 125 vs 68 significant strikes, 37.5% vs 27.2% accuracy. Irene Aldana capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Irene Aldana demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 63 days since her last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Irene Aldana capitalized on this activity level, while Vanessa Melo's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Irene Aldana started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Vanessa Melo is back at 0 with this loss.

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