Modestas Bukauskas vs Rafael Cerqueira

Modestas Bukauskas's 7-fight experience advantage (9 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Modestas Bukauskas for the expected result. Had Rafael Cerqueira 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.

Modestas Bukauskas earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:12, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Modestas Bukauskas controlled the striking exchanges with 16 vs 9 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Modestas Bukauskas capitalized on this striking dominance.

The fight remained exclusively on the feet with zero ground action, resulting in neutral ground scoring for both fighters.

Modestas Bukauskas demonstrated standard activity with 211 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Modestas Bukauskas capitalized on this activity level, while Rafael Cerqueira's 119-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Modestas Bukauskas extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Rafael Cerqueira is back at 0 with this loss.

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