Chase Sherman vs Walt Harris

Walt Harris's 4-fight experience advantage (6 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Walt Harris for the expected result. Had Chase Sherman 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.

Walt Harris gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Walt Harris controlled the striking exchanges with 32 vs 20 significant strikes, 43.8% vs 31.7% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Walt Harris capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Walt Harris demonstrated solid activity levels with 107 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Walt Harris capitalized on this activity level, while Chase Sherman's 163-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

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

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