Keita Nakamura vs Salim Touahri

Keita Nakamura's 8-fight experience advantage (10 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Keita Nakamura for the expected result. Had Salim Touahri 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 Keita Nakamura receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Keita Nakamura controlled the striking exchanges with 41 vs 34 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Keita Nakamura capitalized on this striking dominance.

Keita Nakamura did not secure a significant ground advantage against Salim Touahri on the ground through positional advantages and pressure, with almost no grappling bonus.

Keita Nakamura demonstrated standard activity with 225 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Keita Nakamura capitalized on this activity level, while Salim Touahri's 407-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Keita Nakamura started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Salim Touahri is back at 0 with this loss.

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