Ed Herman vs Khadis Ibragimov

Ed Herman's 21-fight experience advantage (23 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ed Herman for the expected result. Had Khadis Ibragimov 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.

Ed Herman 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.

Ed Herman dominated the striking exchanges with 121 vs 70 total strikes, 81 vs 53 significant strikes. Ed Herman capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ed Herman did not secure a significant ground advantage against Khadis Ibragimov on the ground with 0 takedowns, 2:20 of control time, 2 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Ed Herman demonstrated solid activity levels with 176 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Ed Herman capitalized on this activity level, while Khadis Ibragimov's 71-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ed Herman extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Khadis Ibragimov is back at 0 with this loss.

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