Drew Fickett vs Keita Nakamura

Drew Fickett's 5-fight experience advantage (7 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Drew Fickett for the expected result. Had Keita Nakamura 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.

Drew Fickett 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.

Drew Fickett dominated the striking exchanges with 132 vs 49 total strikes, 79 vs 32 significant strikes, 45.4% vs 36.4% accuracy. Drew Fickett capitalized on this striking dominance.

Drew Fickett controlled Keita Nakamura on the ground with 2 takedowns, 6:44 of control time, 29 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Drew Fickett demonstrated solid activity levels with 113 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Drew Fickett capitalized on this activity level, while Keita Nakamura's 113-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Drew Fickett started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Keita Nakamura is back at 0 with this loss.

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