Gleison Tibau vs Jeff Cox

Gleison Tibau's 2-fight experience advantage (3 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Gleison Tibau for the expected result. Had Jeff Cox 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.

Gleison Tibau earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 1:52, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

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.

Gleison Tibau edged out Jeff Cox on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:56 of control time, earning solid ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Gleison Tibau demonstrated solid activity levels with 101 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Gleison Tibau capitalized on this activity level, while Jeff Cox's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Gleison Tibau extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Jeff Cox is back at 0 with this loss.

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