Curtis Blaydes vs Jailton Almeida

Curtis Blaydes's 11-fight experience advantage (18 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Curtis Blaydes for the expected result. Had Jailton Almeida 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 16 vs 1 significant strikes, 64.0% vs 33.3% accuracy. Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this striking dominance.

Curtis Blaydes did not secure a significant ground advantage against Jailton Almeida on the ground with 0 takedowns, 16 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Curtis Blaydes demonstrated standard activity with 323 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this activity level, while Jailton Almeida's 126-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Curtis Blaydes started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jailton Almeida is back at 0 with this loss.

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