Ion Cutelaba vs Oumar Sy

Ion Cutelaba's 15-fight experience advantage (20 vs 5 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Ion Cutelaba for the expected result. Had Oumar Sy 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.

Ion Cutelaba earned an early finish with a Submission in round 1 at 4:24, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round submission.

Ion Cutelaba controlled the striking exchanges with 40 vs 5 total strikes, 14 vs 5 significant strikes, 70.0% vs 45.5% accuracy. Ion Cutelaba capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ion Cutelaba dominated Oumar Sy on the ground with 1 vs 0 takedowns, 2:27 of control time, 3 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses. The submission finish significantly amplified the grappling rewards.

Ion Cutelaba demonstrated standard activity with 308 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Ion Cutelaba capitalized on this activity level, while Oumar Sy's 189-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Ion Cutelaba started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Oumar Sy is back at 0 with this loss.

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