Michel Prazeres vs Valmir Lazaro

Michel Prazeres's 2-fight experience advantage (5 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Michel Prazeres for the expected result. Had Valmir Lazaro 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Michel Prazeres receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Valmir Lazaro controlled the striking through overwhelming volume (60 vs 27 total strikes), significant strike advantage (41 vs 20). However, since Valmir Lazaro lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Michel Prazeres's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Michel Prazeres did not secure a significant ground advantage against Valmir Lazaro on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 2:01 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Michel Prazeres demonstrated standard activity with 280 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Michel Prazeres capitalized on this activity level, while Valmir Lazaro's 266-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Michel Prazeres started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Valmir Lazaro is back at 0 with this loss.

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