Mike Massenzio vs Rousimar Palhares

Rousimar Palhares's 3-fight experience advantage (9 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rousimar Palhares for the expected result. Had Mike Massenzio 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.

Rousimar Palhares earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 1:03, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Rousimar Palhares slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 50.0% vs 0.0% accuracy. Rousimar Palhares capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Rousimar Palhares demonstrated solid activity levels with 141 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Rousimar Palhares capitalized on this activity level, while Mike Massenzio's 99-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rousimar Palhares extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Mike Massenzio is back at 0 with this loss.

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