Billy Elekana vs Bogdan Guskov

Bogdan Guskov's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Bogdan Guskov for the expected result. Had Billy Elekana 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.

Bogdan Guskov earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 3:33, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Billy Elekana was submitted.

Bogdan Guskov controlled the striking exchanges with 59 vs 28 total strikes, 47 vs 20 significant strikes. Bogdan Guskov capitalized on this striking dominance.

Bogdan Guskov edged out Billy Elekana on the ground with 0 takedowns, 1:24 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Bogdan Guskov demonstrated standard activity with 267 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Bogdan Guskov capitalized on this activity level, while Billy Elekana's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Bogdan Guskov extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Billy Elekana is back at 0 with this loss.

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