Cub Swanson vs Darren Elkins

Cub Swanson overcame a 4-fight experience disadvantage (21 vs 25 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Darren Elkins.

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 an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:12, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Cub Swanson controlled the striking exchanges with 18 vs 2 significant strikes, 60.0% vs 10.5% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Cub Swanson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Cub Swanson demonstrated standard activity with 232 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Cub Swanson capitalized on this activity level, while Darren Elkins's 148-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cub Swanson started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Darren Elkins is back at 0 with this loss.

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