Justin Tafa vs Yorgan De Castro

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (1 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

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.

Yorgan De Castro earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:10, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Justin Tafa controlled the striking through superior accuracy (66.7% vs 33.3%). However, since Justin Tafa lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Yorgan De Castro's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Yorgan De Castro did not secure a significant ground advantage against Justin Tafa on the ground through positional advantages and pressure, with almost no grappling bonus.

Yorgan De Castro demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Yorgan De Castro capitalized on this activity level, while Justin Tafa's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Yorgan De Castro started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Justin Tafa is back at 0 with this loss.

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