Igor Pokrajac vs Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Matyushenko's 5-fight experience advantage (6 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Vladimir Matyushenko for the expected result. Had Igor Pokrajac 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.

Vladimir Matyushenko 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.

Vladimir Matyushenko dominated the striking exchanges with 100 vs 28 total strikes, 44 vs 17 significant strikes, 41.5% vs 26.2% accuracy. Vladimir Matyushenko capitalized on this striking dominance.

Vladimir Matyushenko dominated Igor Pokrajac on the ground with 4 vs 1 takedowns, 6:42 of control time, 9 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Vladimir Matyushenko demonstrated extended layoff with 2185 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Vladimir Matyushenko capitalized on this activity level, while Igor Pokrajac's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Vladimir Matyushenko started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Igor Pokrajac is back at 0 with this loss.

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