Nah because Chael almost won
Gus/Jones is more similar where a guy almost beat a dominant champ and then fought very little but kept his stock because of his loss
I liken Bethe to Sonnen more because although Sonnen performed much better, the whole PED thing blew up in his face and he was ridiculed for that and people largely dismissed his performance (although Anderson's own PED bust might change the narrative a bit).