Carlos Leal vs Muslim Salikhov

Muslim Salikhov's 10-fight experience advantage (13 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Muslim Salikhov for the expected result. Had Carlos Leal 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.

Muslim Salikhov secured a devastating KO/TKO in 0:42 of round 1. This explosive first-minute finish earned substantial bonus rewards for the exceptional performance.

Muslim Salikhov controlled the striking exchanges with 33.3% vs 55.6% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Muslim Salikhov capitalized on this striking dominance.

The fight remained exclusively on the feet with zero ground action, resulting in neutral ground scoring for both fighters.

Muslim Salikhov demonstrated standard activity with 245 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Muslim Salikhov capitalized on this activity level, while Carlos Leal's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Muslim Salikhov extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Carlos Leal is back at 0 with this loss.

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