Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. All mixed
martial arts contests shall be evaluated and scored by three judges.
B. The 10-Point Must System shall be the
standard system of scoring a mixed martial arts contest where:
(1) The winner of each round receives 10
points and the opponent proportionately less;
(2) If a round is even, each mixed martial
arts contestant receives 10 points; and
(3) Fractions of points may not be
awarded.
C. Judges shall
evaluate mixed martial arts techniques, including:
(1) Effective striking;
(2) Effective grappling;
(3) Control of the fighting area;
(4) Effective aggressiveness; and
(5) Defense.
D. Except as provided in §K of this
regulation, when scoring each round, the judges shall evaluate the mixed
martial arts techniques set forth in §C of this regulation by assigning
the most weight to the technique in the order it appears in §C of this
regulation.
E. Effective striking
shall be judged by determining the total number of legal heavy strikes landed
by a contestant.
F. Effective
grappling shall be judged by considering the number of successful executions of
a legal takedown and a legal reversal including:
(1) A takedown from the standing position to
a mount position;
(2) Passing the
guard to a mount position; and
(3)
A bottom position mixed martial arts contestant using an active, threatening
guard.
G. Fighting area
control shall be judged by determining which mixed martial arts contestant is
dictating the pace, location, and position of the bout, including:
(1) Countering an attempted takedown by
remaining standing and legally striking;
(2) Taking down an opponent to force a ground
fight;
(3) Creating a threatening
submission attempt;
(4) Passing the
guard to achieve a mount; and
(5)
Creating striking opportunities.
H. Effective aggressiveness means moving
forward and landing a legal strike.
I. Effective defense means avoiding being
struck, taken down, or reversed while countering with offensive
attacks.
J. The following objective
scoring criteria shall be utilized by the judges when scoring a round:
(1) A round shall be scored as a 10-10 round
when both mixed martial arts contestants appear to be fighting evenly and
neither mixed martial arts contestant shows clear dominance in a
round;
(2) A round shall be scored
as a 10-9 round when a mixed martial arts contestant wins by a close margin,
landing the greater number of effective legal strikes, grappling, and other
maneuvers;
(3) A round shall be
scored as a 10-8 round when a mixed martial arts contestant overwhelmingly
dominates by striking or grappling in a round; and
(4) A round shall be scored as a 10-7 round
when a mixed martial arts contestant totally dominates by striking or grappling
in a round.
K. Judges
shall use a sliding scale and recognize the length of time the mixed martial
arts contestants are either standing or on the ground, as follows:
(1) If the mixed martial arts contestant
spent a majority of a round on the canvas, then:
(a) Effective grappling is weighed first;
and
(b) Effective striking is then
weighed;
(2) If the
mixed martial arts contestant spent a majority of a round standing, then:
(a) Effective striking is weighed first;
and
(b) Effective grappling is then
weighed; and
(3) If a
round ends with a relatively even amount of time spent standing and on the
canvas, striking and grappling shall be weighed equally.
