Denys Bondar vs Malcolm Gordon

Malcolm Gordon's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Malcolm Gordon for the expected result. Had Denys Bondar 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.

Malcolm Gordon earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:22, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Denys Bondar controlled the striking through superior accuracy (80.0% vs 27.3%). However, since Denys Bondar lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Malcolm Gordon's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Malcolm Gordon did not secure a significant ground advantage against Denys Bondar on the ground with 1 takedown, 0:15 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Malcolm Gordon demonstrated standard activity with 204 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Malcolm Gordon capitalized on this activity level, while Denys Bondar's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Malcolm Gordon extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Denys Bondar is back at 0 with this loss.

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