Ben Saunders vs Mike Swick

Mike Swick's 6-fight experience advantage (10 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mike Swick for the expected result. Had Ben Saunders 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.

Mike Swick gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Mike Swick controlled the striking exchanges with 75 vs 29 total strikes, 10 vs 17 significant strikes, 28.6% vs 54.8% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Mike Swick capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mike Swick landed 1 knockdown followed by 2 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Mike Swick demonstrated standard activity with 185 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Mike Swick capitalized on this activity level, while Ben Saunders's 185-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mike Swick extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ben Saunders is back at 0 with this loss.

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