Cheick Kongo vs Shawn Jordan

Cheick Kongo's 15-fight experience advantage (17 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cheick Kongo for the expected result. Had Shawn Jordan 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 64 vs 23 total strikes, 38 vs 15 significant strikes, 67.9% vs 36.6% accuracy. Cheick Kongo capitalized on this striking dominance.

Cheick Kongo did not secure a significant ground advantage against Shawn Jordan on the ground with 6:03 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Cheick Kongo demonstrated solid activity levels with 147 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Cheick Kongo capitalized on this activity level, while Shawn Jordan's 141-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cheick Kongo started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Shawn Jordan is back at 0 with this loss.

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