Damir Ismagulov vs Grant Dawson

Grant Dawson's 2-fight experience advantage (9 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Grant Dawson for the expected result. Had Damir Ismagulov 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.

Grant Dawson 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.

Grant Dawson controlled the striking exchanges with 84 vs 35 total strikes, 30 vs 13 significant strikes. Grant Dawson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Grant Dawson dominated Damir Ismagulov on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 12:24 of control time, 20 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Grant Dawson demonstrated standard activity with 238 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Grant Dawson capitalized on this activity level, while Damir Ismagulov's 196-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Grant Dawson extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Damir Ismagulov is back at 0 with this loss.

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