John Makdessi vs Mehdi Baghdad

John Makdessi's 10-fight experience advantage (12 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding John Makdessi for the expected result. Had Mehdi Baghdad 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 controlled the striking exchanges with 110 vs 64 total strikes, 84 vs 60 significant strikes, 55.3% vs 31.1% accuracy. John Makdessi capitalized on this striking dominance.

John Makdessi did not secure a significant ground advantage against Mehdi Baghdad on the ground with 1:45 of control time, 2 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

John Makdessi demonstrated standard activity with 208 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, John Makdessi capitalized on this activity level, while Mehdi Baghdad's 172-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. Mehdi Baghdad is back at 0 with this loss.

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