David Heath vs Renato Sobral

Renato Sobral's 6-fight experience advantage (10 vs 4 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Renato Sobral for the expected result. Had David Heath 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 3:30, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. David Heath was submitted.

Renato Sobral dominated the striking exchanges with 126 vs 33 total strikes, 60 vs 6 significant strikes, 63.2% vs 54.5% accuracy. Renato Sobral capitalized on this striking dominance.

Renato Sobral dominated David Heath on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 5:03 of control time, 57 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Renato Sobral demonstrated solid activity levels with 175 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Renato Sobral capitalized on this activity level, while David Heath's 126-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Renato Sobral started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. David Heath is back at 0 with this loss.

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