Muslim Salikhov vs Nicolas Dalby

Nicolas Dalby's 2-fight experience advantage (11 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Nicolas Dalby for the expected result. Had Muslim Salikhov 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.

Nicolas Dalby 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.

Nicolas Dalby controlled the striking exchanges with 104 vs 70 total strikes, 86 vs 57 significant strikes. Nicolas Dalby capitalized on this striking dominance.

Nicolas Dalby controlled Muslim Salikhov on the ground with 2 takedowns, 6:36 of control time, 7 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Nicolas Dalby demonstrated solid activity levels with 147 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Nicolas Dalby capitalized on this activity level, while Muslim Salikhov's 210-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Nicolas Dalby extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Muslim Salikhov is back at 0 with this loss.

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