Michael Bisping vs Yoshihiro Akiyama

Michael Bisping's 10-fight experience advantage (13 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Michael Bisping for the expected result. Had Yoshihiro Akiyama 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.

Michael Bisping 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.

Michael Bisping dominated the striking exchanges with 119 vs 50 total strikes, 118 vs 50 significant strikes, 44.2% vs 28.2% accuracy. Michael Bisping capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Michael Bisping demonstrated solid activity levels with 140 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Michael Bisping capitalized on this activity level, while Yoshihiro Akiyama's 105-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Michael Bisping extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Yoshihiro Akiyama is back at 0 with this loss.

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