Aljamain Sterling vs Brett Johns

Aljamain Sterling's 6-fight experience advantage (10 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Aljamain Sterling for the expected result. Had Brett Johns 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.

Aljamain Sterling 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.

Aljamain Sterling dominated the striking exchanges with 117 vs 56 total strikes, 89 vs 27 significant strikes, 58.6% vs 30.3% accuracy. Aljamain Sterling capitalized on this striking dominance.

Aljamain Sterling controlled Brett Johns on the ground with 3 vs 1 takedowns, 1:22 of control time, 10 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Aljamain Sterling demonstrated solid activity levels with 133 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Aljamain Sterling capitalized on this activity level, while Brett Johns's 141-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Aljamain Sterling started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Brett Johns is back at 0 with this loss.

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