Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare

Demian Maia's 15-fight experience advantage (20 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Demian Maia for the expected result. Had Ryan LaFlare 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.

Demian Maia 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.

Demian Maia edged the striking exchanges with 76 vs 54 total strikes, 36 vs 25 significant strikes, 52.2% vs 27.5% accuracy. Demian Maia capitalized on this striking dominance.

Demian Maia dominated Ryan LaFlare on the ground with 5 vs 0 takedowns, 13:48 of control time, 24 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Demian Maia demonstrated standard activity with 295 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Demian Maia capitalized on this activity level, while Ryan LaFlare's 345-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Demian Maia extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ryan LaFlare is back at 0 with this loss.

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