Gleison Tibau vs John Cholish

Gleison Tibau's 16-fight experience advantage (19 vs 3 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Gleison Tibau for the expected result. Had John Cholish 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 a finish with a Submission in round 2 at 2:34, earning finishing bonuses for the submission. John Cholish was submitted.

Gleison Tibau edged the striking exchanges with 21 vs 9 significant strikes. Gleison Tibau capitalized on this striking dominance.

Gleison Tibau dominated John Cholish on the ground with 2 vs 0 takedowns, 1:27 of control time, 1 ground strike, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Gleison Tibau demonstrated solid activity levels with 105 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Gleison Tibau capitalized on this activity level, while John Cholish's 378-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Gleison Tibau started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. John Cholish is back at 0 with this loss.

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