James Head vs Mike Pyle

Mike Pyle's 6-fight experience advantage (10 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mike Pyle for the expected result. Had James Head 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.

Mike Pyle earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:55, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Mike Pyle controlled the striking exchanges, including 1 devastating knockdown. Mike Pyle capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mike Pyle landed 1 knockdown followed by 5 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Mike Pyle demonstrated standard activity with 191 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Mike Pyle capitalized on this activity level, while James Head's 148-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mike Pyle extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. James Head is back at 0 with this loss.

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