Dustin Poirier vs Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson overcame a 2-fight experience disadvantage (14 vs 16 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Dustin Poirier.

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.

Michael Johnson earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:35, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Michael Johnson controlled the striking exchanges with 14 vs 6 significant strikes, 37.8% vs 50.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Michael Johnson capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Michael Johnson demonstrated standard activity with 273 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Michael Johnson capitalized on this activity level, while Dustin Poirier's 105-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Michael Johnson started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dustin Poirier is back at 0 with this loss.

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