Jeremy Stephens vs Melvin Guillard

Melvin Guillard's 2-fight experience advantage (12 vs 10 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Melvin Guillard for the expected result. Had Jeremy Stephens 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 Melvin Guillard receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Melvin Guillard edged the striking exchanges with 73 vs 62 significant strikes. Melvin Guillard capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Melvin Guillard demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Melvin Guillard capitalized on this activity level, while Jeremy Stephens's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Melvin Guillard extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jeremy Stephens is back at 0 with this loss.

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