Mike Perry vs Santiago Ponzinibbio

Santiago Ponzinibbio's 4-fight experience advantage (10 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Santiago Ponzinibbio for the expected result. Had Mike Perry 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.

Santiago Ponzinibbio earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Santiago Ponzinibbio controlled the striking exchanges with 81 vs 51 total strikes, 78 vs 51 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Santiago Ponzinibbio capitalized on this striking dominance.

Santiago Ponzinibbio landed 1 knockdown followed by 10 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Santiago Ponzinibbio demonstrated solid activity levels with 154 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Santiago Ponzinibbio capitalized on this activity level, while Mike Perry's 92-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Santiago Ponzinibbio continued building serious momentum with a 6-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Mike Perry's now at 0.

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