Alistair Overeem vs Augusto Sakai

Alistair Overeem's 14-fight experience advantage (19 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alistair Overeem for the expected result. Had Augusto Sakai 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.

Alistair Overeem gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 5, earning finishing bonuses.

Augusto Sakai controlled the striking through solid significant strike edge (99 vs 92), superior accuracy (57.2% vs 80.7%). However, since Augusto Sakai lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Alistair Overeem's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Alistair Overeem dominated Augusto Sakai on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 5:29 of control time, 48 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Alistair Overeem demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Alistair Overeem capitalized on this activity level, while Augusto Sakai's 98-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alistair Overeem extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Augusto Sakai is back at 0 with this loss.

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