Even in boxing, there are so many rounds that a terrible decision is rare. But in MMA, given that fights are generally three rounds, there is just a lot that can go wrong at the judging table. As much as UFC President Dana White has done for the sport, it is sometimes the man himself who is most critical of what is happening around him.
Never one to shy away from controversy, White has been extremely vocal about his opinions of how fights have gone, the mistakes being made by referees and also the embarrassingly bad decisions that have been handed out by judges. Now that we live in the Twitter world, White's reactions are often immediate, strong and often times vulgar. But even when he has a chance to compose himself after the event, there have been times where he is notably furious about judges' decisions.
Most recently, White spoke out after UFC regarding two very odd decisions. The first came in the semi-main event when Kenny Florian was somehow awarded a decision on one judge's scorecard even after being knocked down and nearly finished in the first round of his fight against Diego Nunes.
What fight were you watching? Earlier in the night, an even worse decision came when Michihiro Omigawa was absolutely robbed on all three judges' scorecards , , in his fight against Darren Elkins. This one had the UFC President so heated that he decided to reward Omigawa with his win bonus anyway.
I say he won. As awesome as it is to see Dana sticking up for his fighters and doing the right thing, it is equally negative on the sport that there seems to be this constant battle between the UFC itself and the athletic commissions who assign the judges for the fights. A few years back I looked at my phone to see a former champion of a major MMA promotion calling the day after losing a high-profile fight. Under this scoring system, the winner of each round must be awarded 10 points unless there is a rule violation while the loser of the round is awarded nine or fewer points depending on the level of dominance displayed over the course of five minutes.
In the event a round has no clear winner, a judge may score a round That determines not only the round winner, but also the appropriate score. A big punch that hurts your opponent and buckles their legs is worth more than several lighter blows. Similarly with grappling, attacking with submissions is worth more than simply laying on top of your opponent and holding them down.
This somewhat nebulous criteria revolves around which fighter was more effective in aggressively attempting to finish the fight. A fighter forced to fight with his back against the cage could find himself penalized in a very close round.
All three of these criteria must be considered even for judge score a round at Most rounds will be scored at Either way, you ended up here because you wanted to learn about UFC judging, the point system, and how decision victories are decided.
UFC fights are scored by round, with the round either being , or on rare occasions, or The fighter who wins the round gets the ten points, with the other fighter getting less. At the end of the fight, the round scores are added to get an overall decision, such as for a three-round fight. However, there is a lot more to UFC scoring than a one-paragraph explanation can cover.
You likely have many questions surrounding the UFC scoring system. What do judges look for when they score? How do they add up points? How do they decide a draw? Well not to worry my friend. All of these questions and more will be answered in the rest of this post. To start us off, I will give a quick rundown of how scoring works in the UFC. If you are an MMA fan, then you probably already know this, and can skip ahead to see scoring criteria, or the differences between unanimous and split decisions.
So basically, MMA fights last either three or five rounds. There are always exactly three judges sitting cageside, scoring the fight round by round. After the end of a round, a judge will look at various factors such as strikes, submission attempts, octagon control, knockdowns, etc.
Then the other fighter will receive less than 10 points, unless the round was very close, in which case the judge may elect to score it a draw and give both fighters ten points. I should note that at least one fighter must receive 10 points, unless a point has been taken from them by the referee for a foul.
The judge will typically give the losing fighter a score of nine, which is why most round scores end up being
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