Rousimar Palhares vs Tomasz Drwal

Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (5 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.

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.

Rousimar Palhares locked in a lightning-fast Submission in 0:45 of round 1. This explosive first-minute submission earned substantial bonus rewards.

Virtually no striking took place with only 0 total significant strikes exchanged. Both fighters immediately engaged in grappling, making striking analysis irrelevant to this fight.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Rousimar Palhares demonstrated solid activity levels with 105 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Rousimar Palhares capitalized on this activity level, while Tomasz Drwal's 190-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rousimar Palhares extended his 3-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Tomasz Drwal is back at 0 with this loss.

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