Jacare Souza vs Kelvin Gastelum

Kelvin Gastelum's 3-fight experience advantage (14 vs 11 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Kelvin Gastelum for the expected result. Had Jacare Souza 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 Kelvin Gastelum receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Jacare Souza controlled the striking through superior volume (78 vs 57 total strikes), significant strike advantage (64 vs 53), superior accuracy (55.7% vs 36.6%). However, since Jacare Souza lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Kelvin Gastelum's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Kelvin Gastelum landed 1 knockdown followed by 3 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Kelvin Gastelum demonstrated solid activity levels with 168 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Kelvin Gastelum capitalized on this activity level, while Jacare Souza's 105-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Kelvin Gastelum extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jacare Souza is back at 0 with this loss.

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