Cub Swanson vs Hacran Dias

Cub Swanson's 4-fight experience advantage (10 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cub Swanson for the expected result. Had Hacran Dias 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 95 vs 58 total strikes, 83 vs 55 significant strikes, 56.1% vs 42.0% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Cub Swanson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Cub Swanson controlled Hacran Dias on the ground with 2:56 of control time, 28 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Cub Swanson demonstrated standard activity with 364 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Cub Swanson capitalized on this activity level, while Hacran Dias's 294-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. Hacran Dias is back at 0 with this loss.

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