Andre Fili vs Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson's 7-fight experience advantage (18 vs 11 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Michael Johnson for the expected result. Had Andre Fili 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.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Michael Johnson receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Michael Johnson controlled the striking exchanges with 70 vs 40 total strikes, 65 vs 37 significant strikes, 56.0% vs 31.6% accuracy. Michael Johnson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Michael Johnson did not secure a significant ground advantage against Andre Fili on the ground with 0 takedowns, 1:30 of control time, 6 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Michael Johnson demonstrated standard activity with 223 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Michael Johnson capitalized on this activity level, while Andre Fili's 210-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Michael Johnson started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Andre Fili is back at 0 with this loss.

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