Benoit Saint Denis vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos's 11-fight experience advantage (12 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos for the expected result. Had Benoit Saint Denis 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.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 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.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos dominated the striking exchanges with 167 vs 80 total strikes, 149 vs 67 significant strikes, 57.5% vs 45.3% accuracy. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos capitalized on this striking dominance.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos controlled Benoit Saint Denis on the ground with 0 takedowns, 2:00 of control time, 5 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos demonstrated extended layoff with 476 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos capitalized on this activity level, while Benoit Saint Denis's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Benoit Saint Denis is back at 0 with this loss.

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