Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis

Curtis Blaydes's 4-fight experience advantage (9 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Curtis Blaydes for the expected result. Had Justin Willis 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 earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Curtis Blaydes dominated the striking exchanges with 72 vs 9 total strikes, 22 vs 2 significant strikes, 66.7% vs 22.2% accuracy. Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this striking dominance.

Curtis Blaydes dominated Justin Willis on the ground with 7 vs 0 takedowns, 11:44 of control time, 13 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Curtis Blaydes demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this activity level, while Justin Willis's 112-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. Justin Willis is back at 0 with this loss.

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