John Lineker vs Phil Harris

John Lineker's 2-fight experience advantage (5 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding John Lineker for the expected result. Had Phil 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.

John Lineker earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:51, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

John Lineker dominated the striking exchanges with 34 vs 14 total strikes, 31 vs 14 significant strikes, 45.6% vs 36.8% accuracy, including 3 devastating knockdowns. John Lineker capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

John Lineker demonstrated excellent fighting frequency with 84 days since his last fight, earning a solid activity bonus for maintaining rhythm. As the winner, John Lineker capitalized on this activity level, while Phil Harris's 252-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

John Lineker extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Phil Harris is back at 0 with this loss.

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