Cung Le vs Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping's 17-fight experience advantage (21 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Michael Bisping for the expected result. Had Cung Le 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.

Michael Bisping gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 4, earning finishing bonuses.

Michael Bisping dominated the striking exchanges with 92 vs 38 total strikes, 92 vs 38 significant strikes, including 1 devastating knockdown. Michael Bisping capitalized on this striking dominance.

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

Michael Bisping demonstrated solid activity levels with 129 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Michael Bisping capitalized on this activity level, while Cung Le's 651-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Michael Bisping started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Cung Le is back at 0 with this loss.

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