DaMarques Johnson vs Mike Swick

Mike Swick's 4-fight experience advantage (13 vs 9 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mike Swick for the expected result. Had DaMarques Johnson 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.

Mike Swick gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Mike Swick slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 46.3% vs 32.1% accuracy. Mike Swick capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mike Swick did not secure a significant ground advantage against DaMarques Johnson on the ground with 1 takedown, 3 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Mike Swick demonstrated extended layoff with 910 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Mike Swick capitalized on this activity level, while DaMarques Johnson's 112-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mike Swick started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. DaMarques Johnson is back at 0 with this loss.

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