Mike Swick vs Steve Vigneault

Mike Swick's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mike Swick for the expected result. Had Steve Vigneault 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.

Mike Swick earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 2:09, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Mike Swick slightly outperformed the striking exchanges with 13 vs 6 significant strikes, 59.1% vs 46.2% accuracy. Mike Swick capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mike Swick edged out Steve Vigneault on the ground with 0:49 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Mike Swick demonstrated standard activity with 211 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Mike Swick capitalized on this activity level, while Steve Vigneault's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mike Swick extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Steve Vigneault is back at 0 with this loss.

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