Melquizael Costa vs Morgan Charriere

Melquizael Costa's 2-fight experience advantage (8 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Melquizael Costa for the expected result. Had Morgan Charriere 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.

Melquizael Costa earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:14, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Melquizael Costa controlled the striking exchanges, including 1 devastating knockdown. Melquizael Costa capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Melquizael Costa demonstrated standard activity with 210 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Melquizael Costa capitalized on this activity level, while Morgan Charriere's 154-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Melquizael Costa continued building serious momentum with a 5-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Morgan Charriere's now at 0.

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