Raulian Paiva vs Sean O'Malley

Sean O'Malley's 2-fight experience advantage (8 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sean O'Malley for the expected result. Had Raulian Paiva 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.

Sean O'Malley earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:42, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Sean O'Malley controlled the striking exchanges with 40 vs 11 total strikes, 39 vs 11 significant strikes, 62.9% vs 23.4% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Sean O'Malley capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Sean O'Malley demonstrated solid activity levels with 155 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Sean O'Malley capitalized on this activity level, while Raulian Paiva's 141-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sean O'Malley extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Raulian Paiva is back at 0 with this loss.

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