Anthony Johnson vs Dan Hardy

Anthony Johnson's 2-fight experience advantage (9 vs 7 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Anthony Johnson for the expected result. Had Dan Hardy 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.

Anthony 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.

Anthony Johnson dominated the striking exchanges with 107 vs 10 total strikes, 20 vs 2 significant strikes, 55.6% vs 15.4% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Anthony Johnson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Anthony Johnson landed 1 knockdown followed by 13 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Anthony Johnson demonstrated extended layoff with 490 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Anthony Johnson capitalized on this activity level, while Dan Hardy's 162-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Anthony Johnson started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dan Hardy is back at 0 with this loss.

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