Grant Dawson vs Rafa Garcia

Grant Dawson's 4-fight experience advantage (12 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Grant Dawson for the expected result. Had Rafa Garcia 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 gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Grant Dawson dominated the striking exchanges with 80 vs 29 total strikes, 44 vs 5 significant strikes. Grant Dawson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Grant Dawson controlled Rafa Garcia on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 5:09 of control time, 39 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Grant Dawson demonstrated solid activity levels with 134 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Grant Dawson capitalized on this activity level, while Rafa Garcia's 547-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. Rafa Garcia is back at 0 with this loss.

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