Joaquin Buckley vs Kevin Holland

Kevin Holland's 6-fight experience advantage (7 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Kevin Holland for the expected result. Had Joaquin Buckley 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.

Kevin Holland gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Kevin Holland dominated the striking exchanges with 86 vs 41 total strikes, 79 vs 40 significant strikes, 59.0% vs 33.3% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Kevin Holland capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Kevin Holland demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 84 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, Kevin Holland capitalized on this activity level, while Joaquin Buckley's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Kevin Holland extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Joaquin Buckley is back at 0 with this loss.

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