Aleksandar Rakic vs Volkan Oezdemir

Volkan Oezdemir's 3-fight experience advantage (8 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Volkan Oezdemir for the expected result. Had Aleksandar Rakic 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Volkan Oezdemir receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Volkan Oezdemir controlled the striking exchanges with 118 vs 87 total strikes, 63 vs 75 significant strikes. Volkan Oezdemir capitalized on this striking dominance.

Volkan Oezdemir did not secure a significant ground advantage against Aleksandar Rakic on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:32 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Volkan Oezdemir demonstrated solid activity levels with 134 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Volkan Oezdemir capitalized on this activity level, while Aleksandar Rakic's 204-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Volkan Oezdemir extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Aleksandar Rakic is back at 0 with this loss.

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