Anthony Njokuani vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Rafael Dos Anjos's 5-fight experience advantage (10 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rafael Dos Anjos for the expected result. Had Anthony Njokuani 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.

Rafael Dos Anjos 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.

Rafael Dos Anjos controlled the striking exchanges with 68 vs 37 total strikes, 51 vs 32 significant strikes, 60.0% vs 36.8% accuracy. Rafael Dos Anjos capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rafael Dos Anjos dominated Anthony Njokuani on the ground with 6 vs 0 takedowns, 6:45 of control time, 5 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Rafael Dos Anjos demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 57 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Rafael Dos Anjos capitalized on this activity level, while Anthony Njokuani's 81-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rafael Dos Anjos extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Anthony Njokuani is back at 0 with this loss.

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