Nicolas Dalby vs Saygid Izagakhmaev

Nicolas Dalby's 14-fight experience advantage (15 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Nicolas Dalby for the expected result. Had Saygid Izagakhmaev 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 Nicolas Dalby receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Nicolas Dalby edged the striking exchanges with 87 vs 65 total strikes, 26 vs 20 significant strikes, 41.3% vs 58.8% accuracy. Nicolas Dalby capitalized on this striking dominance.

Nicolas Dalby did not secure a significant ground advantage against Saygid Izagakhmaev on the ground with 0 takedowns, 6:29 of control time, 2 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Nicolas Dalby demonstrated standard activity with 210 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Nicolas Dalby capitalized on this activity level, while Saygid Izagakhmaev's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Nicolas Dalby started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Saygid Izagakhmaev is back at 0 with this loss.

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