Curtis Blaydes vs Shamil Abdurakhimov

Curtis Blaydes's 2-fight experience advantage (10 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Curtis Blaydes for the expected result. Had Shamil Abdurakhimov 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 46 vs 3 total strikes, 25 vs 3 significant strikes, 58.1% vs 37.5% accuracy. Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this striking dominance.

Curtis Blaydes dominated Shamil Abdurakhimov on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 6:07 of control time, 23 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Curtis Blaydes demonstrated solid activity levels with 168 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Curtis Blaydes capitalized on this activity level, while Shamil Abdurakhimov's 140-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. Shamil Abdurakhimov is back at 0 with this loss.

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