Anderson Silva vs Chris Leben

Anderson Silva overcame a 5-fight experience disadvantage (1 vs 6 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Chris Leben.

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.

Anderson Silva secured a devastating KO/TKO in 0:49 of round 1. This explosive first-minute finish earned substantial bonus rewards for the exceptional performance.

Anderson Silva dominated the striking exchanges with 17 vs 1 significant strikes, 85.0% vs 12.5% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Anderson Silva capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Anderson Silva demonstrated incredible warrior mentality with a tournament-style turnaround with within null days since his last fight, earning one of the highest possible activity bonuses for the lightning-quick return. As the winner, Anderson Silva capitalized on this activity level, while Chris Leben's 83-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Anderson Silva started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Chris Leben is back at 0 with this loss.

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