Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev

Curtis Blaydes's 19-fight experience advantage (20 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Curtis Blaydes for the expected result. Had Rizvan Kuniev 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Rizvan Kuniev receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Curtis Blaydes controlled the striking exchanges with 101 vs 58 total strikes, 56 vs 45 significant strikes, 58.9% vs 41.7% accuracy. Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this striking dominance.

Curtis Blaydes edged out Rizvan Kuniev on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 5:21 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Curtis Blaydes demonstrated standard activity with 330 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this activity level, while Rizvan Kuniev's null-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. Rizvan Kuniev is back at 0 with this loss.

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