Demetrious Johnson vs Ian McCall

Demetrious Johnson's 3-fight experience advantage (5 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Demetrious Johnson for the expected result. Had Ian McCall 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.

Demetrious 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.

Demetrious Johnson controlled the striking exchanges with 90 vs 57 significant strikes, 58.8% vs 43.2% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Demetrious Johnson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Demetrious Johnson edged out Ian McCall on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 2:03 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.

Demetrious Johnson demonstrated solid activity levels with 98 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Demetrious Johnson capitalized on this activity level, while Ian McCall's 98-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Demetrious Johnson started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ian McCall is back at 0 with this loss.

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