Cyrille Diabate vs Tom DeBlass

Cyrille Diabate's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cyrille Diabate for the expected result. Had Tom DeBlass 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 Decision - Majority showed mixed judging, with Cyrille Diabate earning reduced bonuses for the unclear victory margin.

Cyrille Diabate dominated the striking exchanges with 90 vs 17 total strikes, 48 vs 1 significant strikes, 96.0% vs 16.7% accuracy. Cyrille Diabate capitalized on this striking dominance.

Cyrille Diabate controlled Tom DeBlass on the ground with 2 takedowns, 5:26 of control time, 36 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Cyrille Diabate demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Cyrille Diabate capitalized on this activity level, while Tom DeBlass's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cyrille Diabate started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Tom DeBlass is back at 0 with this loss.

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