Brendan Allen vs Jacob Malkoun

Brendan Allen's 5-fight experience advantage (9 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Brendan Allen for the expected result. Had Jacob Malkoun 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.

Brendan Allen 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.

Brendan Allen edged the striking exchanges with 89 vs 66 total strikes, 45 vs 33 significant strikes. Brendan Allen capitalized on this striking dominance.

Brendan Allen edged out Jacob Malkoun on the ground with 2 takedowns, 3:24 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Brendan Allen demonstrated solid activity levels with 126 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Brendan Allen capitalized on this activity level, while Jacob Malkoun's 119-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Brendan Allen extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jacob Malkoun is back at 0 with this loss.

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