Darren Elkins vs Zhang Tiequan

Darren Elkins's 2-fight experience advantage (4 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Darren Elkins for the expected result. Had Zhang Tiequan 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 dominated the striking exchanges with 175 vs 2 total strikes, 27 vs 2 significant strikes, 55.1% vs 11.1% accuracy. Darren Elkins capitalized on this striking dominance.

Darren Elkins controlled Zhang Tiequan on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 13:09 of control time, 25 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Darren Elkins demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Darren Elkins capitalized on this activity level, while Zhang Tiequan's 224-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Darren Elkins extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Zhang Tiequan is back at 0 with this loss.

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