Alexander Volkov vs Curtis Blaydes

Curtis Blaydes's 5-fight experience advantage (12 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Curtis Blaydes for the expected result. Had Alexander Volkov 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.

Curtis Blaydes 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.

Curtis Blaydes controlled the striking exchanges with 69 vs 31 significant strikes, 69.7% vs 40.3% accuracy. Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this striking dominance.

Curtis Blaydes dominated Alexander Volkov on the ground with 14 vs 1 takedowns, 19:52 of control time, 33 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Curtis Blaydes demonstrated solid activity levels with 147 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this activity level, while Alexander Volkov's 224-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Curtis Blaydes extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Alexander Volkov is back at 0 with this loss.

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