Cheick Kongo vs Mirko Filipovic

Cheick Kongo's 2-fight experience advantage (5 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cheick Kongo for the expected result. Had Mirko Filipovic 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.

Cheick Kongo 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.

Cheick Kongo controlled the striking exchanges with 87 vs 45 total strikes, 63 vs 15 significant strikes, 61.2% vs 45.5% accuracy. Cheick Kongo capitalized on this striking dominance.

Cheick Kongo edged out Mirko Filipovic on the ground with 1 takedown, 6:34 of control time, 6 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Cheick Kongo demonstrated solid activity levels with 140 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Cheick Kongo capitalized on this activity level, while Mirko Filipovic's 140-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cheick Kongo extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Mirko Filipovic is back at 0 with this loss.

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