Marlon Vera vs Pedro Munhoz

Marlon Vera's 2-fight experience advantage (22 vs 20 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Marlon Vera for the expected result. Had Pedro Munhoz 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.

Marlon Vera 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.

Marlon Vera controlled the striking exchanges with 141 vs 113 total strikes, 141 vs 113 significant strikes, 56.2% vs 45.9% accuracy. Marlon Vera capitalized on this striking dominance.

The fight remained exclusively on the feet with zero ground action, resulting in neutral ground scoring for both fighters.

Marlon Vera demonstrated solid activity levels with 147 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Marlon Vera capitalized on this activity level, while Pedro Munhoz's 126-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Marlon Vera started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Pedro Munhoz is back at 0 with this loss.

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