Kajan Johnson vs Naoyuki Kotani

Kajan Johnson overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (3 vs 5 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Naoyuki Kotani.

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.

Kajan Johnson 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.

Kajan Johnson controlled the striking exchanges with 57 vs 21 significant strikes, 54.8% vs 38.2% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Kajan Johnson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Kajan Johnson did not secure a significant ground advantage against Naoyuki Kotani on the ground with 0 takedowns, 1:07 of control time, 30 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Kajan Johnson demonstrated solid activity levels with 133 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Kajan Johnson capitalized on this activity level, while Naoyuki Kotani's 336-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Kajan Johnson extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Naoyuki Kotani is back at 0 with this loss.

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