Craig White vs Diego Sanchez

Diego Sanchez's 26-fight experience advantage (28 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Diego Sanchez for the expected result. Had Craig 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.

Diego Sanchez earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Diego Sanchez controlled the striking exchanges with 46 vs 18 significant strikes, 59.7% vs 42.9% accuracy. Diego Sanchez capitalized on this striking dominance.

Diego Sanchez controlled Craig White on the ground with 3 vs 0 takedowns, 14:20 of control time, 42 ground strikes, earning substantial ground ELO bonuses.

Diego Sanchez demonstrated standard activity with 301 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Diego Sanchez capitalized on this activity level, while Craig White's 104-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Diego Sanchez started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Craig White is back at 0 with this loss.

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