Jason High vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Rafael Dos Anjos's 10-fight experience advantage (15 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Rafael Dos Anjos for the expected result. Had Jason High 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.

Rafael Dos Anjos gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Rafael Dos Anjos controlled the striking exchanges with 53 vs 26 total strikes, 36 vs 24 significant strikes, 52.9% vs 37.5% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Rafael Dos Anjos capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rafael Dos Anjos landed 1 knockdown followed by 9 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Rafael Dos Anjos demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 49 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Rafael Dos Anjos capitalized on this activity level, while Jason High's 203-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rafael Dos Anjos started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jason High is back at 0 with this loss.

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