JC Cottrell vs Michel Prazeres

Michel Prazeres's 5-fight experience advantage (6 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Michel Prazeres for the expected result. Had JC Cottrell 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.

Michel Prazeres 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.

Michel Prazeres controlled the striking exchanges with 70 vs 39 total strikes, 48 vs 14 significant strikes, 62.3% vs 26.4% accuracy. Michel Prazeres capitalized on this striking dominance.

Michel Prazeres dominated JC Cottrell on the ground with 7 vs 0 takedowns, 6:43 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Michel Prazeres demonstrated standard activity with 245 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Michel Prazeres capitalized on this activity level, while JC Cottrell's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Michel Prazeres extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. JC Cottrell is back at 0 with this loss.

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