Alexander Gustafsson vs Glover Teixeira

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (14 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

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.

Alexander Gustafsson gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 5, earning finishing bonuses.

Alexander Gustafsson dominated the striking exchanges with 108 vs 62 total strikes, 97 vs 42 significant strikes, 42.5% vs 31.3% accuracy, including 2 devastating knockdowns. Alexander Gustafsson capitalized on this striking dominance.

Alexander Gustafsson landed 2 knockdowns followed by 13 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.

Alexander Gustafsson demonstrated standard activity with 267 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Alexander Gustafsson capitalized on this activity level, while Glover Teixeira's 106-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Alexander Gustafsson extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Glover Teixeira is back at 0 with this loss.

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