Darren Elkins vs Mirsad Bektic

Darren Elkins's 11-fight experience advantage (16 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Darren Elkins for the expected result. Had Mirsad Bektic 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 gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Mirsad Bektic controlled the striking through overwhelming volume (146 vs 72 total strikes), significant strike advantage (60 vs 28), superior accuracy (61.2% vs 47.5%). However, since Mirsad Bektic lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Darren Elkins's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Darren Elkins landed 1 knockdown followed by 12 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Darren Elkins demonstrated standard activity with 225 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Darren Elkins capitalized on this activity level, while Mirsad Bektic's 148-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Darren Elkins extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Mirsad Bektic is back at 0 with this loss.

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