Grant Dawson vs Mark Madsen

Grant Dawson's 3-fight experience advantage (8 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Grant Dawson for the expected result. Had Mark Madsen 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.

Grant Dawson earned a finish with a Submission in round 3 at 2:05, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Mark Madsen was submitted.

Grant Dawson controlled the striking exchanges with 73 vs 50 total strikes, 33 vs 15 significant strikes, 67.3% vs 50.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Grant Dawson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Grant Dawson dominated Mark Madsen on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 9:31 of control time, 7 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Grant Dawson demonstrated standard activity with 190 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Grant Dawson capitalized on this activity level, while Mark Madsen's 211-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Grant Dawson extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Mark Madsen is back at 0 with this loss.

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