Jennifer Maia vs Katlyn Cerminara

Katlyn Cerminara's 4-fight experience advantage (8 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Katlyn Cerminara for the expected result. Had Jennifer Maia 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.

Katlyn Cerminara 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.

Katlyn Cerminara controlled the striking exchanges with 109 vs 74 total strikes, 73 vs 58 significant strikes, 40.6% vs 25.1% accuracy. Katlyn Cerminara capitalized on this striking dominance.

Katlyn Cerminara did not secure a significant ground advantage against Jennifer Maia on the ground with 0 takedowns, with almost no grappling bonus.

Katlyn Cerminara demonstrated solid activity levels with 148 days since her last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Katlyn Cerminara capitalized on this activity level, while Jennifer Maia's 106-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Katlyn Cerminara extended her 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jennifer Maia is back at 0 with this loss.

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