Don Shainis vs Sodiq Yusuff

Sodiq Yusuff's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sodiq Yusuff for the expected result. Had Don Shainis 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.

Sodiq Yusuff locked in a lightning-fast Submission in 0:30 of round 1. This explosive first-minute submission earned substantial bonus rewards.

Sodiq Yusuff slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 9 vs 3 significant strikes. Sodiq Yusuff capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Sodiq Yusuff demonstrated standard activity with 203 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Sodiq Yusuff capitalized on this activity level, while Don Shainis's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sodiq Yusuff extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Don Shainis is back at 0 with this loss.

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