Jesse Ronson vs Joaquim Silva

Joaquim Silva's 2-fight experience advantage (8 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Joaquim Silva for the expected result. Had Jesse Ronson 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.

Joaquim Silva gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Joaquim Silva controlled the striking exchanges with 45 vs 39 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Joaquim Silva capitalized on this striking dominance.

Joaquim Silva landed 1 knockdown followed by 7 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Joaquim Silva demonstrated extended layoff with 469 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Joaquim Silva capitalized on this activity level, while Jesse Ronson's 168-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Joaquim Silva started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jesse Ronson is back at 0 with this loss.

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