Chuck Liddell vs Vernon White

Chuck Liddell's 10-fight experience advantage (12 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Chuck Liddell for the expected result. Had Vernon White 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.

Chuck Liddell earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:05, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Chuck Liddell dominated the striking exchanges with 51 vs 13 total strikes, 31 vs 13 significant strikes, 45.6% vs 35.1% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Chuck Liddell capitalized on this striking dominance.

Chuck Liddell controlled Vernon White on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 1:31 of control time, 17 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Chuck Liddell demonstrated solid activity levels with 141 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Chuck Liddell capitalized on this activity level, while Vernon White's 442-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Chuck Liddell extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Vernon White is back at 0 with this loss.

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