Jake Matthews vs Rostem Akman

Jake Matthews's 10-fight experience advantage (12 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jake Matthews for the expected result. Had Rostem Akman 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.

Jake Matthews 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.

Jake Matthews controlled the striking exchanges with 61 vs 15 total strikes, 59 vs 15 significant strikes, 44.4% vs 13.6% accuracy. Jake Matthews capitalized on this striking dominance.

Jake Matthews did not secure a significant ground advantage against Rostem Akman on the ground with 0:49 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Jake Matthews demonstrated standard activity with 308 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Jake Matthews capitalized on this activity level, while Rostem Akman's 126-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jake Matthews started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Rostem Akman is back at 0 with this loss.

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