Chris Daukaus vs Curtis Blaydes

Curtis Blaydes's 9-fight experience advantage (15 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Curtis Blaydes for the expected result. Had Chris Daukaus 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.

Curtis Blaydes gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Curtis Blaydes controlled the striking exchanges with 30 vs 13 significant strikes, 47.6% vs 34.2% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this striking dominance.

Curtis Blaydes landed 1 knockdown followed by 6 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Curtis Blaydes demonstrated standard activity with 183 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this activity level, while Chris Daukaus's 98-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Curtis Blaydes extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Chris Daukaus is back at 0 with this loss.

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