Darren Elkins vs Hatsu Hioki

Darren Elkins's 4-fight experience advantage (9 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Darren Elkins for the expected result. Had Hatsu Hioki 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.

Darren Elkins 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.

Darren Elkins controlled the striking exchanges with 100 vs 73 total strikes, 48 vs 31 significant strikes, 33.3% vs 44.9% accuracy. Darren Elkins capitalized on this striking dominance.

Darren Elkins controlled Hatsu Hioki on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 6:57 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Darren Elkins demonstrated solid activity levels with 130 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Darren Elkins capitalized on this activity level, while Hatsu Hioki's 214-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Darren Elkins started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Hatsu Hioki is back at 0 with this loss.

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