Amir Albazi vs Kyoji Horiguchi

Kyoji Horiguchi's 3-fight experience advantage (10 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Kyoji Horiguchi for the expected result. Had Amir Albazi 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.

Kyoji Horiguchi 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.

Kyoji Horiguchi dominated the striking exchanges with 99 vs 20 total strikes, 73 vs 16 significant strikes, 53.7% vs 23.9% accuracy. Kyoji Horiguchi capitalized on this striking dominance.

Kyoji Horiguchi did not secure a significant ground advantage against Amir Albazi on the ground with 1:02 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Kyoji Horiguchi demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 77 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Kyoji Horiguchi capitalized on this activity level, while Amir Albazi's 462-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Kyoji Horiguchi continued building serious momentum with a 5-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Amir Albazi's now at 0.

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