Daron Cruickshank vs Mike Rio

Daron Cruickshank's 2-fight experience advantage (6 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Daron Cruickshank for the expected result. Had Mike Rio 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.

Daron Cruickshank gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Daron Cruickshank dominated the striking exchanges with 51 vs 14 total strikes, 46 vs 10 significant strikes, 44.2% vs 26.3% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Daron Cruickshank capitalized on this striking dominance.

Daron Cruickshank landed 2 knockdowns followed by 1 ground strike. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Daron Cruickshank demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 77 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Daron Cruickshank capitalized on this activity level, while Mike Rio's 99-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Daron Cruickshank started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Mike Rio is back at 0 with this loss.

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