Alexander Yakovlev vs Demian Maia

Demian Maia's 18-fight experience advantage (19 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Demian Maia for the expected result. Had Alexander Yakovlev 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.

Demian Maia 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.

Demian Maia dominated the striking exchanges with 83 vs 24 total strikes, 29 vs 22 significant strikes, 39.7% vs 51.2% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Demian Maia capitalized on this striking dominance.

Demian Maia dominated Alexander Yakovlev on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 8:08 of control time, 25 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Demian Maia demonstrated solid activity levels with 98 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Demian Maia capitalized on this activity level, while Alexander Yakovlev's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Demian Maia started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Alexander Yakovlev is back at 0 with this loss.

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