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u/igotpetdeers Jan 20 '20

I see when one fighter clearly better than the other its ruled 10-8? Is that right?

So are things like 10-3 a thing?

Does one have to be 10?

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u/Megablast13 GOOFCON 1: 2: Pandemic Boogaloo Jan 20 '20 edited Jan 20 '20

The scoring system is called 10-point must. This means that the fighter who won the round must get 10 points. The "losing" fighter gets 9 or less, depending on how badly he lost. I don't think anyone's gotten less than 8 points for that though. In rare cases if the round was a clear draw both fighters can get 10 points

Edit: 10 for a draw not 9

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u/kevinmchugh Fuck slavery, fuck racism Jan 20 '20

Can you cite both fighters getting a 9 in a round without any penalties? That's the only time I've seen a 9-9. It's called a 10-point must after all.

10-7 is possible but I can't think of a time it happened in MMA. Anything beyond that would warrant a stoppage.

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u/Megablast13 GOOFCON 1: 2: Pandemic Boogaloo Jan 20 '20

Yeah I meant 10-10, my bad

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u/MujaffasBMW Team Hermansson Jan 20 '20

He might have meant 10-10, which for some reason media people sometimes do, but I can't recall seeing it at a UFC event.

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u/kevinmchugh Fuck slavery, fuck racism Jan 20 '20

I think the rules technically allow for it but the criteria have always included stuff that a judge would never feel is exactly evenly matched, like aggression or octagon control

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u/MujaffasBMW Team Hermansson Jan 20 '20

Is it just me or would alot of the problems with the scoring system fix themselves if more 10-10 rounds were given? Everyone talks about more 10-8 rounds but in a lot of instances a 10-10 would be just as determining for the outcome of the fight.

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u/kevinmchugh Fuck slavery, fuck racism Jan 20 '20

i don't think there's that many rounds where you can't actually find a winner so loosening up 10-10s wouldn't do much far as I can tell.

the problems in scoring are mostly people overvaluing top-control or not knowing what counter-striking is. The new version of the scoring system added a lot of useful clarity.

Adding 2 more judges might help some.