Pedro Falcao vs Victor Henry

Victor Henry's 5-fight experience advantage (7 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Victor Henry for the expected result. Had Pedro Falcao 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.

Victor Henry 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.

Victor Henry dominated the striking exchanges with 139 vs 69 total strikes, 73 vs 57 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Victor Henry capitalized on this striking dominance.

Victor Henry landed 1 knockdown followed by 7 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Victor Henry demonstrated solid activity levels with 154 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Victor Henry capitalized on this activity level, while Pedro Falcao's 365-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Victor Henry started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Pedro Falcao is back at 0 with this loss.

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