Johnny Bedford vs Rani Yahya

Rani Yahya's 2-fight experience advantage (8 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rani Yahya for the expected result. Had Johnny Bedford 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.

Rani Yahya earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 2:04, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Johnny Bedford was submitted.

Rani Yahya slightly outperformed the striking exchanges. Rani Yahya capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rani Yahya controlled Johnny Bedford on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 1:19 of control time, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Rani Yahya demonstrated solid activity levels with 155 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Rani Yahya capitalized on this activity level, while Johnny Bedford's 77-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rani Yahya started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Johnny Bedford is back at 0 with this loss.

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