Jared Cannonier vs Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker's 5-fight experience advantage (16 vs 11 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Robert Whittaker 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.

Robert Whittaker 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.

Robert Whittaker controlled the striking exchanges with 69 vs 53 significant strikes, 45.7% vs 59.6% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Robert Whittaker capitalized on this striking dominance.

Robert Whittaker landed 1 knockdown followed by 6 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Robert Whittaker demonstrated solid activity levels with 91 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Robert Whittaker capitalized on this activity level, while Jared Cannonier's 392-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Robert Whittaker 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.