Raulian Paiva vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Raulian Paiva's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Raulian Paiva for the expected result. Had Zhalgas Zhumagulov 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.

Raulian Paiva 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.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov controlled the striking through superior volume (73 vs 56 total strikes), significant strike advantage (66 vs 52), superior accuracy (55.5% vs 43.0%). However, since Zhalgas Zhumagulov lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Raulian Paiva's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Raulian Paiva did not secure a significant ground advantage against Zhalgas Zhumagulov on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:43 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

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

Raulian Paiva extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Zhalgas Zhumagulov is back at 0 with this loss.

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