Donald Cerrone vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Rafael Dos Anjos's 3-fight experience advantage (13 vs 10 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rafael Dos Anjos for the expected result. Had Donald Cerrone 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.

Rafael Dos Anjos 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.

Rafael Dos Anjos controlled the striking exchanges with 35.8% vs 50.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Rafael Dos Anjos capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rafael Dos Anjos landed 1 knockdown followed by 8 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Rafael Dos Anjos demonstrated solid activity levels with 102 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Rafael Dos Anjos capitalized on this activity level, while Donald Cerrone's 95-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rafael Dos Anjos continued building serious momentum with a 5-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Donald Cerrone's now at 0.

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