Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes Acosta

Alexander Volkov's 6-fight experience advantage (19 vs 13 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alexander Volkov for the expected result. Had Waldo Cortes Acosta 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 Volkov 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 Volkov controlled the striking exchanges with 88 vs 54 total strikes, 88 vs 54 significant strikes, 61.5% vs 41.5% accuracy. Alexander Volkov capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Alexander Volkov demonstrated standard activity with 196 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Alexander Volkov capitalized on this activity level, while Waldo Cortes Acosta's 105-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alexander Volkov extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Waldo Cortes Acosta is back at 0 with this loss.

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