Alexander Volkanovski vs Shane Young

Alexander Volkanovski's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alexander Volkanovski for the expected result. Had Shane Young 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.

Alexander Volkanovski 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.

Alexander Volkanovski dominated the striking exchanges with 79 vs 20 total strikes, 68 vs 18 significant strikes, 59.6% vs 22.2% accuracy. Alexander Volkanovski capitalized on this striking dominance.

Alexander Volkanovski dominated Shane Young on the ground with 5 vs 1 takedowns, 8:22 of control time, 14 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Alexander Volkanovski demonstrated solid activity levels with 162 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Alexander Volkanovski capitalized on this activity level, while Shane Young's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alexander Volkanovski extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Shane Young is back at 0 with this loss.

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