Jan Blachowicz vs Jared Cannonier

Jan Blachowicz's 2-fight experience advantage (8 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jan Blachowicz for the expected result. Had Jared Cannonier 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.

Jan Blachowicz 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.

Jan Blachowicz controlled the striking exchanges with 65 vs 41 total strikes, 50 vs 26 significant strikes, 39.4% vs 29.9% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Jan Blachowicz capitalized on this striking dominance.

Jan Blachowicz landed 1 knockdown followed by 3 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Jan Blachowicz demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 57 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Jan Blachowicz capitalized on this activity level, while Jared Cannonier's 163-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jan Blachowicz extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jared Cannonier is back at 0 with this loss.

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