Edson Barboza vs Giga Chikadze

Giga Chikadze overcame a 19-fight experience disadvantage (7 vs 26 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Edson Barboza.

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.

Giga Chikadze gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Giga Chikadze dominated the striking exchanges with 70 vs 33 total strikes, 60 vs 33 significant strikes, 51.3% vs 34.7% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Giga Chikadze capitalized on this striking dominance.

Giga Chikadze landed 2 knockdowns followed by 4 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Giga Chikadze demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Giga Chikadze capitalized on this activity level, while Edson Barboza's 105-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Giga Chikadze continued building serious momentum with a 7-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Edson Barboza's now at 0.

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