Diego Sanchez vs Paulo Thiago

Diego Sanchez's 9-fight experience advantage (15 vs 6 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Diego Sanchez for the expected result. Had Paulo Thiago 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.

Diego Sanchez earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Diego Sanchez edged the striking exchanges with 73 vs 49 total strikes, 48 vs 36 significant strikes, 42.9% vs 55.4% accuracy. Diego Sanchez capitalized on this striking dominance.

Diego Sanchez dominated Paulo Thiago on the ground with 2 vs 1 takedowns, 9:12 of control time, 39 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.

Diego Sanchez demonstrated solid activity levels with 147 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Diego Sanchez capitalized on this activity level, while Paulo Thiago's 133-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Diego Sanchez started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Paulo Thiago is back at 0 with this loss.

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