Chidi Njokuani vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Chidi Njokuani overcame a 9-fight experience disadvantage (8 vs 17 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos.

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.

Chidi Njokuani gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Chidi Njokuani controlled the striking exchanges with 46 vs 19 total strikes, 46 vs 17 significant strikes, 52.9% vs 34.7% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Chidi Njokuani capitalized on this striking dominance.

Chidi Njokuani landed 1 knockdown followed by 8 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Chidi Njokuani demonstrated solid activity levels with 154 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Chidi Njokuani capitalized on this activity level, while Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos's 126-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Chidi Njokuani extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is back at 0 with this loss.

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