Felipe dos Santos vs Lone'er Kavanagh

Lone'er Kavanagh overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (2 vs 4 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Felipe dos Santos.

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.

Lone'er Kavanagh 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.

Felipe dos Santos controlled the striking through superior volume (92 vs 71 total strikes), solid significant strike edge (51 vs 58), superior accuracy (49.0% vs 59.8%). However, since Felipe dos Santos lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Lone'er Kavanagh's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Lone'er Kavanagh controlled Felipe dos Santos on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 6:33 of control time, 26 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Lone'er Kavanagh demonstrated solid activity levels with 119 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Lone'er Kavanagh capitalized on this activity level, while Felipe dos Santos's 197-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Lone'er Kavanagh extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Felipe dos Santos is back at 0 with this loss.

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