Sergei Pavlovich vs Waldo Cortes Acosta

Sergei Pavlovich's 2-fight experience advantage (11 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sergei Pavlovich for the expected result. Had Waldo Cortes Acosta 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.

Sergei Pavlovich 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.

Sergei Pavlovich controlled the striking exchanges with 61 vs 45 significant strikes. Sergei Pavlovich capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Sergei Pavlovich demonstrated standard activity with 203 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Sergei Pavlovich capitalized on this activity level, while Waldo Cortes Acosta's 77-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sergei Pavlovich extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Waldo Cortes Acosta is back at 0 with this loss.

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