James Irvin vs Mike Kyle

Mike Kyle's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Mike Kyle for the expected result. Had James Irvin 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 Kyle earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:55, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Mike Kyle controlled the striking exchanges with 30 vs 3 total strikes, 10 vs 3 significant strikes, 66.7% vs 50.0% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Mike Kyle capitalized on this striking dominance.

Mike Kyle landed 1 knockdown followed by 3 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Mike Kyle demonstrated solid activity levels with 169 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Mike Kyle capitalized on this activity level, while James Irvin's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Mike Kyle started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. James Irvin is back at 0 with this loss.

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