Arman Tsarukyan vs Islam Makhachev

Islam Makhachev's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Islam Makhachev for the expected result. Had Arman Tsarukyan 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.

Islam Makhachev 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.

Arman Tsarukyan controlled the striking through superior accuracy (30.2% vs 70.0%). However, since Arman Tsarukyan lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Islam Makhachev's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Islam Makhachev dominated Arman Tsarukyan on the ground with 4 vs 1 takedowns, 6:06 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Islam Makhachev demonstrated standard activity with 266 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Islam Makhachev capitalized on this activity level, while Arman Tsarukyan's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Islam Makhachev continued building serious momentum with a 5-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Arman Tsarukyan's now at 0.

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