Cub Swanson vs Kron Gracie

Cub Swanson's 16-fight experience advantage (18 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cub Swanson for the expected result. Had Kron Gracie 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 controlled the striking exchanges with 143 vs 109 total strikes, 135 vs 86 significant strikes. Cub Swanson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Cub Swanson did not secure a significant ground advantage against Kron Gracie on the ground with 0:36 of control time, 1 ground strike, with almost no grappling bonus.

Cub Swanson demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Cub Swanson capitalized on this activity level, while Kron Gracie's 237-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. Kron Gracie is back at 0 with this loss.

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