Eliot Marshall vs Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Matyushenko's 3-fight experience advantage (7 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Vladimir Matyushenko for the expected result. Had Eliot Marshall 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 Vladimir Matyushenko receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Vladimir Matyushenko edged the striking exchanges with 28 vs 19 significant strikes, 30.8% vs 19.6% accuracy. Vladimir Matyushenko capitalized on this striking dominance.

Vladimir Matyushenko edged out Eliot Marshall on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 1:27 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Vladimir Matyushenko demonstrated standard activity with 184 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Vladimir Matyushenko capitalized on this activity level, while Eliot Marshall's 184-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Vladimir Matyushenko extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Eliot Marshall is back at 0 with this loss.

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