Dalcha Lungiambula vs Magomed Ankalaev

Magomed Ankalaev's 2-fight experience advantage (4 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Magomed Ankalaev for the expected result. Had Dalcha Lungiambula 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.

Magomed Ankalaev gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Magomed Ankalaev dominated the striking exchanges with 91 vs 13 total strikes, 44 vs 6 significant strikes, 65.7% vs 23.1% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Magomed Ankalaev capitalized on this striking dominance.

Magomed Ankalaev controlled Dalcha Lungiambula on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 5:34 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Magomed Ankalaev demonstrated standard activity with 259 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Magomed Ankalaev capitalized on this activity level, while Dalcha Lungiambula's 134-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Magomed Ankalaev extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dalcha Lungiambula is back at 0 with this loss.

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