Anthony Johnson vs Kevin Burns

Anthony Johnson's 2-fight experience advantage (5 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Anthony Johnson for the expected result. Had Kevin Burns 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 gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Anthony Johnson dominated the striking exchanges with 109 vs 39 total strikes, 35 vs 17 significant strikes, 54.7% vs 37.8% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Anthony Johnson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Anthony Johnson landed 1 knockdown followed by 12 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Anthony Johnson demonstrated solid activity levels with 148 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Anthony Johnson capitalized on this activity level, while Kevin Burns's 148-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. Kevin Burns is back at 0 with this loss.

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