Cezar Ferreira vs Thiago Santos

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (2 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.

Cezar Ferreira locked in a lightning-fast Submission in 0:47 of round 1. This explosive first-minute submission earned substantial bonus rewards.

Virtually no striking took place with only 3 total significant strikes exchanged. Both fighters immediately engaged in grappling, making striking analysis irrelevant to this fight.

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

Cezar Ferreira demonstrated extended layoff with 406 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Cezar Ferreira capitalized on this activity level, while Thiago Santos's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cezar Ferreira extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Thiago Santos is back at 0 with this loss.

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