Rodrigo Ruas vs Tony Fryklund

Tony Fryklund's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Tony Fryklund for the expected result. Had Rodrigo Ruas 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.

Tony Fryklund gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Tony Fryklund dominated the striking exchanges with 127 vs 19 total strikes, 60 vs 11 significant strikes, 58.8% vs 35.5% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Tony Fryklund capitalized on this striking dominance.

Tony Fryklund controlled Rodrigo Ruas on the ground with 6:55 of control time, 49 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Tony Fryklund demonstrated extended layoff with 1792 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Tony Fryklund capitalized on this activity level, while Rodrigo Ruas's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Tony Fryklund started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Rodrigo Ruas is back at 0 with this loss.

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