Chris Wade vs Mehdi Baghdad

Chris Wade's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Chris Wade for the expected result. Had Mehdi Baghdad 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.

Chris Wade earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 4:30, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Chris Wade controlled the striking exchanges with 40 vs 2 total strikes, 38.5% vs 20.0% accuracy. Chris Wade capitalized on this striking dominance.

Chris Wade dominated Mehdi Baghdad on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 4:16 of control time, 4 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Chris Wade demonstrated standard activity with 226 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Chris Wade capitalized on this activity level, while Mehdi Baghdad's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Chris Wade extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Mehdi Baghdad is back at 0 with this loss.

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