Alistair Overeem vs Walt Harris

Alistair Overeem's 4-fight experience advantage (18 vs 14 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Alistair Overeem for the expected result. Had Walt Harris 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.

Alistair Overeem gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Alistair Overeem dominated the striking exchanges with 97 vs 25 total strikes, 68 vs 25 significant strikes, 80.0% vs 52.1% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Alistair Overeem capitalized on this striking dominance.

Alistair Overeem edged out Walt Harris on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 4:22 of control time, 60 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Alistair Overeem demonstrated solid activity levels with 161 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Alistair Overeem capitalized on this activity level, while Walt Harris's 301-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alistair Overeem started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Walt Harris is back at 0 with this loss.

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