Gerry Harris vs Paul Varelans

Paul Varelans's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Paul Varelans for the expected result. Had Gerry Harris 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.

Paul Varelans earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:05, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Paul Varelans controlled the striking exchanges with 35 vs 0 total strikes, 100.0% vs 0.0% accuracy. Paul Varelans capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Paul Varelans demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 56 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Paul Varelans capitalized on this activity level, while Gerry Harris's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Paul Varelans started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Gerry Harris is back at 0 with this loss.

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