Chael Sonnen vs Renato Sobral

Renato Sobral's 5-fight experience advantage (6 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Renato Sobral for the expected result. Had Chael Sonnen 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.

Renato Sobral earned a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 1:20, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. Chael Sonnen was submitted.

Chael Sonnen controlled the striking through overwhelming volume (56 vs 15 total strikes), superior accuracy (50.0% vs 64.7%). However, since Chael Sonnen lost the overall fight, his striking superiority couldn't be converted into ELO bonuses. Renato Sobral's positive striking ELO reflects the overall victory rather than striking dominance.

Renato Sobral dominated Chael Sonnen on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 2:43 of control time, 2 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Renato Sobral demonstrated solid activity levels with 174 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Renato Sobral capitalized on this activity level, while Chael Sonnen's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Renato Sobral extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Chael Sonnen is back at 0 with this loss.

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