Melquizael Costa vs Thiago Moises

Thiago Moises's 9-fight experience advantage (10 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Thiago Moises for the expected result. Had Melquizael Costa 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.

Thiago Moises earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 4:05, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Melquizael Costa was submitted.

Thiago Moises slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 66.7% vs 46.0% accuracy. Thiago Moises capitalized on this striking dominance.

Thiago Moises dominated Melquizael Costa on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 5:31 of control time, 10 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Thiago Moises demonstrated standard activity with 211 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Thiago Moises capitalized on this activity level, while Melquizael Costa's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Thiago Moises extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Melquizael Costa is back at 0 with this loss.

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