Edson Barboza vs Makwan Amirkhani

Edson Barboza's 15-fight experience advantage (24 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Edson Barboza for the expected result. Had Makwan Amirkhani 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.

Edson Barboza 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.

Edson Barboza dominated the striking exchanges with 32 vs 11 significant strikes, 43.2% vs 28.2% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Edson Barboza capitalized on this striking dominance.

Edson Barboza landed 2 knockdowns followed by 1 ground strike. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Edson Barboza demonstrated solid activity levels with 147 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Edson Barboza capitalized on this activity level, while Makwan Amirkhani's 91-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Edson Barboza started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Makwan Amirkhani is back at 0 with this loss.

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