Ignacio Bahamondes vs John Makdessi

John Makdessi's 17-fight experience advantage (18 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding John Makdessi for the expected result. Had Ignacio Bahamondes 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 John Makdessi receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

John Makdessi edged the striking exchanges with 145 vs 117 total strikes, 124 vs 112 significant strikes, 53.4% vs 35.9% accuracy. John Makdessi capitalized on this striking dominance.

John Makdessi did not secure a significant ground advantage against Ignacio Bahamondes on the ground through positional advantages and pressure, with almost no grappling bonus.

John Makdessi demonstrated extended layoff with 392 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, John Makdessi capitalized on this activity level, while Ignacio Bahamondes's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

John Makdessi started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ignacio Bahamondes is back at 0 with this loss.

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