Artem Lobov vs Cub Swanson

Cub Swanson's 8-fight experience advantage (13 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cub Swanson for the expected result. Had Artem Lobov 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.

Cub Swanson 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.

Cub Swanson dominated the striking exchanges with 251 vs 134 total strikes, 209 vs 123 significant strikes, 70.6% vs 44.6% accuracy. Cub Swanson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Cub Swanson controlled Artem Lobov on the ground with 2 takedowns, 2:23 of control time, 9 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Cub Swanson demonstrated solid activity levels with 133 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Cub Swanson capitalized on this activity level, while Artem Lobov's 154-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cub Swanson extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Artem Lobov is back at 0 with this loss.

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