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What 34,509 judged rounds show: the 10-8 is vanishing again

A 2017 rules revision made UFC judges use the 10-8 round. By 2025 they used it less than before the reform, and the four busiest judges all drove it.

By Mate Bersenadze · Aug 5, 2026 · 7 min read

Investigations

  1. Amanda Lemos is No. 8, and a 2-to-1 underdog to No. 12

    Since 2013 the betting market has favored the lower-ranked fighter in 603 ranked UFC matchups and won 63 percent of them. Lemos vs Thainara is next.

    Aug 5, 2026 · 8 min read

  2. Salkilld's 24 minutes: why the market likes him over Gamrot

    Quillan Salkilld has 24:20 of Octagon time and four bonuses in five fights. The market favors him over No. 8 Mateusz Gamrot. Our Elo rating does not.

    Aug 4, 2026 · 5 min read

  3. Half the roster under $25,000: what a decade of disclosed UFC pay actually showed

    We re-digitized 92 archived commission payroll reports, over 1,000 paychecks from 2008-2026. The median barely moved for a decade, then the numbers went dark.

    Aug 3, 2026 · 5 min read