Robelis Despaigne vs Waldo Cortes Acosta

Waldo Cortes Acosta's 4-fight experience advantage (6 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Waldo Cortes Acosta for the expected result. Had Robelis Despaigne pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a solid underdog 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.

Waldo Cortes Acosta 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.

Waldo Cortes Acosta dominated the striking exchanges with 130 vs 28 total strikes, 52 vs 26 significant strikes. Waldo Cortes Acosta capitalized on this striking dominance.

Waldo Cortes Acosta did not secure a significant ground advantage against Robelis Despaigne on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 9:49 of control time, 37 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Waldo Cortes Acosta demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Waldo Cortes Acosta capitalized on this activity level, while Robelis Despaigne's 63-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Both fighters entered without active win streaks, creating neutral momentum conditions. Waldo Cortes Acosta broke his rough patch while Robelis Despaigne extended his struggles.

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