Dan Cramer vs Matt Arroyo

Dan Cramer overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 3 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Matt Arroyo.

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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Dan Cramer receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Matt Arroyo controlled the striking through overwhelming volume (148 vs 38 total strikes), solid significant strike edge (16 vs 24), superior accuracy (64.0% vs 35.3%). However, since Matt Arroyo lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Dan Cramer's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Dan Cramer edged out Matt Arroyo on the ground with 0 takedowns, 10:53 of control time, 22 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Dan Cramer demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Dan Cramer capitalized on this activity level, while Matt Arroyo's 225-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Dan Cramer started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Matt Arroyo is back at 0 with this loss.

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