Ilia Topuria vs Josh Emmett

Ilia Topuria overcame a 7-fight experience disadvantage (6 vs 13 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Josh Emmett.

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.

Ilia Topuria 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.

Ilia Topuria dominated the striking exchanges with 171 vs 89 total strikes, 152 vs 87 significant strikes, 44.2% vs 28.5% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Ilia Topuria capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ilia Topuria controlled Josh Emmett on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 3:35 of control time, 36 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Ilia Topuria demonstrated standard activity with 196 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Ilia Topuria capitalized on this activity level, while Josh Emmett's 133-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ilia Topuria continued building serious momentum with a 6-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Josh Emmett's now at 0.

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