Cub Swanson vs Nate Landwehr

Cub Swanson's 15-fight experience advantage (26 vs 11 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cub Swanson for the expected result. Had Nate Landwehr 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 an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:06, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Cub Swanson dominated the striking exchanges with 40 vs 15 total strikes, 37 vs 15 significant strikes, 75.5% vs 50.0% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Cub Swanson capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Cub Swanson demonstrated extended layoff with 483 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Cub Swanson capitalized on this activity level, while Nate Landwehr's 273-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cub Swanson extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Nate Landwehr is back at 0 with this loss.

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