Jin Soo Son vs Mario Bautista

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

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.

Mario Bautista 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.

Mario Bautista dominated the striking exchanges with 179 vs 106 total strikes, 129 vs 95 significant strikes. Mario Bautista capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mario Bautista did not secure a significant ground advantage against Jin Soo Son on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:55 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Mario Bautista demonstrated standard activity with 182 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Mario Bautista capitalized on this activity level, while Jin Soo Son's 308-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mario Bautista started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jin Soo Son is back at 0 with this loss.

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