AJ Dobson vs Jacob Malkoun

Jacob Malkoun's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jacob Malkoun for the expected result. Had AJ Dobson 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.

Jacob Malkoun 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.

Jacob Malkoun dominated the striking exchanges with 183 vs 68 total strikes, 80 vs 52 significant strikes. Jacob Malkoun capitalized on this striking dominance.

Jacob Malkoun dominated AJ Dobson on the ground with 6 vs 0 takedowns, 9:17 of control time, 47 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Jacob Malkoun demonstrated standard activity with 302 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Jacob Malkoun capitalized on this activity level, while AJ Dobson's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jacob Malkoun extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. AJ Dobson is back at 0 with this loss.

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