Alexander Volkov vs Jailton Almeida

Alexander Volkov's 8-fight experience advantage (18 vs 10 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alexander Volkov for the expected result. Had Jailton Almeida 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 Alexander Volkov receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Alexander Volkov dominated the striking exchanges with 123 vs 27 total strikes, 24 vs 9 significant strikes. Alexander Volkov capitalized on this striking dominance.

Alexander Volkov did not secure a significant ground advantage against Jailton Almeida on the ground with 0 takedowns, 2:57 of control time, 17 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Alexander Volkov demonstrated standard activity with 322 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Alexander Volkov capitalized on this activity level, while Jailton Almeida's 280-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alexander Volkov started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jailton Almeida is back at 0 with this loss.

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