Dwight Grant vs Zak Ottow

Zak Ottow's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Zak Ottow for the expected result. Had Dwight Grant 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Zak Ottow receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Dwight Grant controlled the striking through significant strike advantage (25 vs 14), superior accuracy (29.8% vs 19.7%). However, since Dwight Grant lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Zak Ottow's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Zak Ottow edged out Dwight Grant on the ground with 1 takedown, 2:54 of control time, 1 ground strike, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Zak Ottow demonstrated solid activity levels with 155 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Zak Ottow capitalized on this activity level, while Dwight Grant's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Zak Ottow started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dwight Grant is back at 0 with this loss.

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