Alex Garcia vs Muslim Salikhov

Alex Garcia's 7-fight experience advantage (8 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alex Garcia for the expected result. Had Muslim Salikhov 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.

Alex Garcia earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 3:22, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Muslim Salikhov was submitted.

Alex Garcia slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 25.0% vs 37.0% accuracy. Alex Garcia capitalized on this striking dominance.

Alex Garcia dominated Muslim Salikhov on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 3:08 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Alex Garcia demonstrated solid activity levels with 154 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Alex Garcia capitalized on this activity level, while Muslim Salikhov's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alex Garcia started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Muslim Salikhov is back at 0 with this loss.

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