Cub Swanson vs Tatsuya Kawajiri

Cub Swanson's 5-fight experience advantage (11 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cub Swanson for the expected result. Had Tatsuya Kawajiri 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 91 vs 51 total strikes, 67 vs 23 significant strikes, 61.5% vs 22.8% accuracy. Cub Swanson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Cub Swanson edged out Tatsuya Kawajiri on the ground with 1 takedown, 2:02 of control time, 21 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Cub Swanson demonstrated solid activity levels with 112 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Cub Swanson capitalized on this activity level, while Tatsuya Kawajiri's 167-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. Tatsuya Kawajiri is back at 0 with this loss.

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