Melvin Guillard vs Rick Davis

Melvin Guillard's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Melvin Guillard for the expected result. Had Rick Davis 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.

Melvin Guillard earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:37, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Melvin Guillard controlled the striking exchanges with 10 vs 5 significant strikes, 35.7% vs 50.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Melvin Guillard capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Melvin Guillard demonstrated solid activity levels with 131 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Melvin Guillard capitalized on this activity level, while Rick Davis's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Melvin Guillard started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Rick Davis is back at 0 with this loss.

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