Jim Miller vs Steve Lopez

Jim Miller's 4-fight experience advantage (5 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Jim Miller for the expected result. Had Steve Lopez 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.

Jim Miller gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 2, earning finishing bonuses.

Jim Miller controlled the striking exchanges with 40 vs 15 total strikes, 30 vs 6 significant strikes, 34.5% vs 12.2% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Jim Miller capitalized on this striking dominance.

Jim Miller landed 1 knockdown followed by 11 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Jim Miller demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 70 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Jim Miller capitalized on this activity level, while Steve Lopez's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Jim Miller extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Steve Lopez is back at 0 with this loss.

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