Chris Lytle vs Dan Hardy

Chris Lytle's 12-fight experience advantage (20 vs 8 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Chris Lytle 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.

Chris Lytle earned a finish with a Submission in round 3 at 4:16, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Dan Hardy was submitted.

Chris Lytle dominated the striking exchanges with 134 vs 63 total strikes, 127 vs 61 significant strikes, 46.9% vs 25.6% accuracy. Chris Lytle capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Chris Lytle demonstrated solid activity levels with 169 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Chris Lytle capitalized on this activity level, while Dan Hardy's 141-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Chris Lytle 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.