Shamil Gaziev vs Waldo Cortes Acosta

Waldo Cortes Acosta's 6-fight experience advantage (11 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Waldo Cortes Acosta for the expected result. Had Shamil Gaziev 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.

Waldo Cortes Acosta earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:22, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Waldo Cortes Acosta dominated the striking exchanges, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Waldo Cortes Acosta capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Waldo Cortes Acosta demonstrated exceptional activity with 21 days since his last fight, earning a high activity bonus for the rapid turnaround. As the winner, Waldo Cortes Acosta capitalized on this activity level, while Shamil Gaziev's 294-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

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

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