Austin Bashi vs Jose Delgado

Jose Delgado's 2-fight experience advantage (5 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jose Delgado for the expected result. Had Austin Bashi 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.

Jose Delgado 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.

Jose Delgado controlled the striking exchanges, including 1 devastating knockdown. Jose Delgado capitalized on this striking dominance.

Jose Delgado did not secure a significant ground advantage against Austin Bashi on the ground with 1 takedown, 1:54 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Jose Delgado demonstrated solid activity levels with 126 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Jose Delgado capitalized on this activity level, while Austin Bashi's 350-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jose Delgado extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Austin Bashi is back at 0 with this loss.

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