Dustin Jacoby vs John Allan

Dustin Jacoby's 4-fight experience advantage (7 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Dustin Jacoby for the expected result. Had John Allan 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.

Dustin Jacoby 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.

Dustin Jacoby dominated the striking exchanges with 153 vs 78 total strikes, 153 vs 77 significant strikes. Dustin Jacoby capitalized on this striking dominance.

The fight remained exclusively on the feet with zero ground action, resulting in neutral ground scoring for both fighters.

Dustin Jacoby demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 71 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Dustin Jacoby capitalized on this activity level, while John Allan's 336-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Dustin Jacoby extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. John Allan is back at 0 with this loss.

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