Derrick Lewis vs Francis Ngannou

Derrick Lewis's 6-fight experience advantage (14 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Derrick Lewis for the expected result. Had Francis Ngannou 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.

Derrick Lewis 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.

Derrick Lewis edged the striking exchanges with 20 vs 11 significant strikes, 37.0% vs 23.9% accuracy. Derrick Lewis capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Derrick Lewis demonstrated solid activity levels with 139 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Derrick Lewis capitalized on this activity level, while Francis Ngannou's 168-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Derrick Lewis extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Francis Ngannou is back at 0 with this loss.

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