Evan Dunham vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (11 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

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.

Evan Dunham controlled the striking through superior accuracy (25.2% vs 36.1%). However, since Evan Dunham lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Rafael Dos Anjos's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Rafael Dos Anjos did not secure a significant ground advantage against Evan Dunham on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:42 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Rafael Dos Anjos demonstrated standard activity with 182 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Rafael Dos Anjos capitalized on this activity level, while Evan Dunham's 105-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rafael Dos Anjos extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Evan Dunham is back at 0 with this loss.

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