Hardly a weekend goes by where we aren’t blindsided with a questionable decision in a notable MMA fight. It happens so many times at this point that we’re becoming desensitized to it. The overwhelming ...

Judging and scoring in MMA remains a contentious and head-scratching topic in 2022, five years after the adoption of the new unified rules by the Association of Boxing Commissions. Inconsistencies ...

While the judges may not often get it right to fans’ liking, MMA Scoring follows guidelines when determining UFC winners. There are certain paths to take when deciding who emerges as a victor. Yet, ...

Inadequate judging has cast a shadow over MMA, with the UFC particularly grappling with some egregious decisions this year. The UFC Vegas 78 event on August 12th was tainted by a truly puzzling set of ...

Former champion Jan Blachowicz interrupted Magomed Ankalaev’s post-fight tirade about the judges calling their fight a split draw to say he agreed that he didn’t win and that Ankalaev should be ...

Inside the 2026 Combat Sports Officials Summit, where MMA judges work on the details of a demanding and thankless job.

Some of the loudest critics of MMA judging are the UFC commentators. Just this week, Daniel Cormier and Dominick Cruz offered their opinions, with Cormier stating that judges who are tasked to score ...

Want to know a secret about mixed martial arts? Most of the people in and around the sport — from the fighters and coaches to the fans, reporters, commentators and analysts — only know half of what ...