Josh Culibao vs Melsik Baghdasaryan

Josh Culibao's 2-fight experience advantage (5 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Josh Culibao for the expected result. Had Melsik Baghdasaryan 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.

Josh Culibao earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 2:02, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Melsik Baghdasaryan was submitted.

Melsik Baghdasaryan controlled the striking through significant strike advantage (26 vs 16), superior accuracy (59.1% vs 35.6%). However, since Melsik Baghdasaryan lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Josh Culibao's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

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

Josh Culibao demonstrated standard activity with 246 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Josh Culibao capitalized on this activity level, while Melsik Baghdasaryan's 462-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Josh Culibao extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Melsik Baghdasaryan is back at 0 with this loss.

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