Chad Griggs vs Cyrille Diabate

Cyrille Diabate's 4-fight experience advantage (6 vs 2 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Cyrille Diabate for the expected result. Had Chad Griggs 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.

Cyrille Diabate earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 2:24, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Cyrille Diabate controlled the striking exchanges with 85.7% vs 66.7% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Cyrille Diabate capitalized on this striking dominance.

Cyrille Diabate dominated Chad Griggs on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 1:56 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Cyrille Diabate demonstrated standard activity with 218 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Cyrille Diabate capitalized on this activity level, while Chad Griggs's 211-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Cyrille Diabate extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Chad Griggs is back at 0 with this loss.

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