Bekzat Almakhan vs Umar Nurmagomedov

Umar Nurmagomedov's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Umar Nurmagomedov for the expected result. Had Bekzat Almakhan 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.

Umar Nurmagomedov 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.

Umar Nurmagomedov dominated the striking exchanges with 145 vs 5 total strikes, 68 vs 3 significant strikes, 69.4% vs 18.8% accuracy. Umar Nurmagomedov capitalized on this striking dominance.

Umar Nurmagomedov dominated Bekzat Almakhan on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 11:26 of control time, 61 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Umar Nurmagomedov demonstrated extended layoff with 413 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Umar Nurmagomedov capitalized on this activity level, while Bekzat Almakhan's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Umar Nurmagomedov continued building serious momentum with a 5-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Bekzat Almakhan's now at 0.

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