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MMA Robbery Index

The most disputed decisions in MMA, ranked by the real record: fan scorecards, media scores and split verdicts stacked against the official result. No model, no narrative, just how hard the public record disagrees with the judges.

4,013
Qualifying decisions
426,206
Fan scorecards
50,465
Media scores
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#1 · The worst verdict on record

Benson Henderson def. Adam Piccolotti
BELLATORBellator 220: MacDonald vs Fitch· Apr 27, 2019· Lightweight
  • 100% of 8 media scores picked Adam Piccolotti
  • Judges: 29-28 (Marcos Rosales), 28-29 (Mike Guingona), 29-28 (Anthony Maness)
100/100
Controversy

The worst verdicts

  1. 100/100
    Controversy
    #2
    Papy Abedi def. Besam Yousef
    UFCUFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi· Apr 6, 2013· Welterweight
    • 100% of 10 media scores picked Besam Yousef
    • Judges: 29-28 (Jim Bergman), 28-29 (Andreas Ramsby), 29-28 (Howard Hughes)
  2. 100/100
    Controversy
    #3
    Nah-Shon Burrell def. James Terry
    STRIKEFORCEStrikeforce: Rockhold vs Jardine· Jan 7, 2012· Welterweight
    • 100% of 5 media scores picked James Terry
  3. 98/100
    Controversy
    #4
    Diego Sanchez def. Ross Pearson
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov· Jun 7, 2014· Lightweight
    • 96% of 805 fan cards scored it for Ross Pearson
    • 100% of 14 media scores picked Ross Pearson
    • Judges: 27-30 (Marcos Rosales), 30-27 (Jeff Collins), 29-28 (Chris Tellez)
  4. 97/100
    Controversy
    #5
    Andrew Holbrook def. Ramsey Nijem
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Barao 2· Jul 25, 2015· Lightweight
    • 95% of 100 fan cards scored it for Ramsey Nijem
    • 100% of 15 media scores picked Ramsey Nijem
    • Judges: 29-28 (Kelvin Caldwell), 29-28 (Rick Winter), 28-29 (Brian Puccillo)
  5. 97/100
    Controversy
    #6
    Cristiano Marcello def. Reza Madadi
    UFCUFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar· Oct 13, 2012· Lightweight
    • 95% of 39 fan cards scored it for Reza Madadi
    • 100% of 7 media scores picked Reza Madadi
    • Judges: 28-29 (Cardo Urso), 29-28 (Romulo Bittencourt), 30-27 (Aaron Chatfield)
  6. 97/100
    Controversy
    #7
    Leonard Garcia def. Chan Sung Jung
    WECWEC 48: Aldo vs Faber· Apr 24, 2010· Featherweight
    • 94% of 104 fan cards scored it for Chan Sung Jung
    • 100% of 5 media scores picked Chan Sung Jung
    • Judges: 28-29 (Abe Belardo), 29-28 (Nelson Hamilton), 29-28 (Dan Stell)
  7. 97/100
    Controversy
    #8
    Rafael Carvalho def. Melvin Manhoef
    BELLATORBellator 155: Carvalho vs Manhoef· May 20, 2016· Middleweight
    • 94% of 117 fan cards scored it for Melvin Manhoef
    • 100% of 6 media scores picked Melvin Manhoef
    • Judges: 47-48 (Michael Bell), 48-47 (Rob Hinds), 48-47 (Randy Anderson)
  8. 96/100
    Controversy
    #9
    Lauren Murphy def. Andrea Lee
    UFCUFC 247: Jones vs Reyes· Feb 9, 2020· Women's Flyweight
    • 93% of 218 fan cards scored it for Andrea Lee
    • 100% of 12 media scores picked Andrea Lee
    • Judges: 28-29 (Chris Lee), 30-27 (Danny Dealejandro), 29-28 (Patrick Patlán)
  9. 96/100
    Controversy
    #10
    Joe Lauzon def. Marcin Held
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn· Jan 16, 2017· Lightweight
    • 93% of 383 fan cards scored it for Marcin Held
    • 100% of 17 media scores picked Marcin Held
    • Judges: 29-28 (Marcos Rosales), 29-28 (Jeff Mullen), 27-30 (Derek Cleary)

Most robbed fighters

Most robbed fighters

The public majority scored these decisions for them. The judges didn't.

  1. 1Angela Hill5 decisions82/100
  2. 2Cortney Casey4 decisions84/100
  3. 3Nick Diaz4 decisions69/100
  4. 4Andrea Lee3 decisions96/100
  5. 5Zhalgas Zhumagulov3 decisions93/100
  6. 6Stephen Thompson3 decisions90/100
  7. 7Michael Johnson3 decisions88/100
  8. 8Edson Barboza3 decisions88/100

Most gifted fighters

Handed the most wins the public scored against them.

  1. 1Benson Henderson7 decisions100/100
  2. 2Diego Sanchez4 decisions98/100
  3. 3Martin Buday4 decisions92/100
  4. 4Katlyn Cerminara4 decisions59/100
  5. 5Lauren Murphy3 decisions96/100
  6. 6Charles Johnson3 decisions93/100
  7. 7Rustam Khabilov3 decisions93/100
  8. 8Sergio Moraes3 decisions90/100

Robbery of the year

The most disputed decision of each year, by controversy score. Years where no decision reached a controversy score of 60 are left out.

  1. 2026Heili Alateng def. John Castaneda90/100
  2. 2025Mairon Santos def. Francis Marshall93/100
  3. 2024Puja Tomar def. Rayanne dos Santos93/100
  4. 2023Daniel Marcos def. Davey Grant93/100
  5. 2022Charles Johnson def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov93/100
  6. 2021Maycee Barber def. Miranda Maverick96/100
  7. 2020Lauren Murphy def. Andrea Lee96/100
  8. 2019Benson Henderson def. Adam Piccolotti100/100
  9. 2018Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan Johnson93/100
  10. 2017Joe Lauzon def. Marcin Held96/100
  11. 2016Rafael Carvalho def. Melvin Manhoef97/100
  12. 2015Andrew Holbrook def. Ramsey Nijem97/100
  13. 2014Diego Sanchez def. Ross Pearson98/100
  14. 2013Papy Abedi def. Besam Yousef100/100
  15. 2012Nah-Shon Burrell def. James Terry100/100
  16. 2011Darren Elkins def. Michihiro Omigawa78/100
  17. 2010Leonard Garcia def. Chan Sung Jung97/100
  18. 2009Lyoto Machida def. Mauricio Rua71/100
  19. 2008Alan Belcher def. Ed Herman65/100
  20. 2007Michael Bisping def. Matt Hamill83/100
  21. 2006Tito Ortiz def. Forrest Griffin65/100
  22. 2005Tito Ortiz def. Vitor Belfort68/100
  23. 2004Karo Parisyan def. Nick Diaz69/100
  24. 2003Duane Ludwig def. Genki Sudo68/100
  25. 1999Bas Rutten def. Kevin Randleman79/100
  26. 1996Dan Severn def. Ken Shamrock61/100

Full index

Top 100 of all qualifying decisions across every organization we track.

  1. #11Matt Bessette def. Diego NunesBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 110 · 201496/100
  2. #12Leonard Garcia def. Nam PhanUFC · The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · 201096/100
  3. #13Maycee Barber def. Miranda MaverickUFC · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Dillashaw · 202196/100
  4. #14Kyle Bochniak def. Enrique BarzolaUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit · 201696/100
  5. #15Augusto Sakai def. Andrei ArlovskiUFC · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson · 201995/100
  6. #16Michel Prazeres def. Valmir LazaroUFC · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum · 201594/100
  7. #17Alex Morono def. Kyle NokeUFC · UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · 201694/100
  8. #18Diego Sanchez def. Takanori GomiUFC · UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs Stann · 201394/100
  9. #19Puja Tomar def. Rayanne dos SantosUFC · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov · 202493/100
  10. #20Daniel Marcos def. Davey GrantUFC · UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs Tybura · 202393/100
  11. #21Joselyne Edwards def. Lucie PudilovaUFC · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen · 202393/100
  12. #22Dennis Bermudez def. Max HollowayUFC · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · 201393/100
  13. #23Charles Johnson def. Zhalgas ZhumagulovUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac · 202293/100
  14. #24Alex Martinez def. Clay CollardPFL · PFL 4: 2022 Regular Season · 202293/100
  15. #25Ryan Couture def. KJ NoonsSTRIKEFORCE · Strikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine · 201393/100
  16. #26Dan Moret def. Goiti YamauchiBELLATOR · Bellator 256: Bader vs Machida 2 · 202193/100
  17. #27Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · 201893/100
  18. #28Mairon Santos def. Francis MarshallUFC · UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev · 202593/100
  19. #29Daniel Rodriguez def. Li JingliangUFC · UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson · 202292/100
  20. #30Godofredo Pepey def. Milton VieiraUFC · UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping · 201392/100
  21. #31Ciryl Gane def. Alexander VolkovUFC · UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura · 202492/100
  22. #32Benson Henderson def. Frankie EdgarUFC · UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II · 201292/100
  23. #33Martin Buday def. Lukasz BrzeskiUFC · UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz · 202292/100
  24. #34Yao Zhikui def. Nolan TicmanUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · 201591/100
  25. #35Amir Albazi def. Kai Kara-FranceUFC · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi · 202391/100
  26. #36Andrei Arlovski def. Jake CollierUFC · UFC Fight Night: Font vs Vera · 202291/100
  27. #37Ramon Taveras def. Serhiy SideyUFC · UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · 202491/100
  28. #38Phillipe Nover def. Yui Chul NamUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · 201591/100
  29. #39Jack Jenkins def. Jamall EmmersUFC · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria · 202390/100
  30. #40Elves Brener def. Zubaira TukhugovUFC · UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · 202390/100
  31. #41Sergio Moraes def. Tim MeansUFC · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · 201890/100
  32. #42Heili Alateng def. John CastanedaUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs Barcelos · 202690/100
  33. #43Francis Carmont def. Tom LawlorUFC · UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · 201290/100
  34. #44Christian Rodriguez def. Isaac DulgarianUFC · UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura · 202490/100
  35. #45Gabriel Bonfim def. Stephen ThompsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · 202590/100
  36. #46Matheus Nicolau def. Manel KapeUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad · 202190/100
  37. #47Sean Sherk def. Evan DunhamUFC · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 201090/100
  38. #48Jim Miller def. Joe LauzonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit · 201690/100
  39. #49Sean Strickland def. Luke BarnattUFC · UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · 201489/100
  40. #50Talita Alencar def. Rayanne dos SantosUFC · UFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez · 202389/100
  41. #51Daniel Omielanczuk def. Michal MartínekKSW · KSW 75 - Stasiak vs Ruchala · 202289/100
  42. #52Brent Primus def. Gleristone SantosBELLATOR · Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs Henderson · 201689/100
  43. #53Marcus LeVesseur def. Carlo PraterUFC · UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · 201289/100
  44. #54Zak Ottow def. Dwight GrantUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 · 201889/100
  45. #55Said Nurmagomedov def. Justin ScogginsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · 201888/100
  46. #56Thiago Alves def. Max GriffinUFC · UFC Fight Night · 201988/100
  47. #57Zhang Lipeng def. Sai WangUFC · UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway · 201488/100
  48. #58Beneil Dariush def. Michael JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · 201588/100
  49. #59Dan Ige def. Edson BarbozaUFC · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · 202088/100
  50. #60Andre Ewell def. Jonathan MartinezUFC · UFC 247: Jones vs Reyes · 202088/100
  51. #61Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Dustin JacobyUFC · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Allen · 202288/100
  52. #62Kiichi Kunimoto def. Richard WalshUFC · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · 201488/100
  53. #63Serhiy Sidey def. Garrett ArmfieldUFC · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Albazi · 202487/100
  54. #64Eryk Anders def. Gerald MeerschaertUFC · UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · 201987/100
  55. #65Raphael Assuncao def. Marlon MoraesUFC · UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · 201787/100
  56. #66Doug Marshall def. Sultan AlievBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 92 · 201387/100
  57. #67Matthew Riddle def. Henry MartinezUFC · UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · 201287/100
  58. #68Melvin Guillard def. Jeremy StephensUFC · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 201087/100
  59. #69Lerone Murphy def. Gabriel SantosUFC · UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 · 202387/100
  60. #70Alexander Romanov def. Juan EspinoUFC · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Gastelum · 202187/100
  61. #71Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared GordonUFC · UFC Saudi Arabia · 202487/100
  62. #72Mandy Bohm def. Ji Yeon KimUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Almeida · 202386/100
  63. #73Gleison Tibau def. Rory MacDonaldPFL · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season · 202186/100
  64. #74Fabio Maldonado def. Joey BeltranUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · 201386/100
  65. #75Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Marion ReneauUFC · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · 201686/100
  66. #76Volkan Oezdemir def. Aleksandar RakicUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Jung · 201986/100
  67. #77Muslim Salikhov def. Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosUFC · UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal · 202085/100
  68. #78Danielle Taylor def. Ham Seo HeeUFC · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson · 201685/100
  69. #79Julianna Pena def. Raquel PenningtonUFC · UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · 202485/100
  70. #80Danny Roberts def. Ramazan EmeevUFC · UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs Dumont Viana · 202185/100
  71. #81Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos LealUFC · UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · 202485/100
  72. #82Russell Doane def. Marcus BrimageUFC · UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · 201485/100
  73. #83John Moraga def. Dustin OrtizUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · 201485/100
  74. #84Modestas Bukauskas def. Ion CuțelabaUFC · UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena · 202585/100
  75. #85Vanessa Demopoulos def. Emily DucoteUFC · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy · 202485/100
  76. #86JJ Aldrich def. Cortney CaseyUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad · 202184/100
  77. #87Dave Jansen def. Ricardo TirloniBELLATOR · BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 81 · 201284/100
  78. #88Duane Ludwig def. Nick OsipczakUFC · UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami · 201084/100
  79. #89CJ Vergara def. Kleydson RodriguesUFC · UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje · 202284/100
  80. #90Ketlen Vieira def. Holly HolmUFC · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira · 202284/100
  81. #91Austin Hubbard def. Michal FiglakUFC · UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez · 202484/100
  82. #92Patchy Mix def. Magomed MagomedovBELLATOR · Bellator Champions Series Paris: Mix vs Magomedov 2 · 202484/100
  83. #93Sean O'Malley def. Petr YanUFC · UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev · 202284/100
  84. #94Benito Lopez def. Vince MoralesUFC · UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · 201984/100
  85. #95Michael Bisping def. Matt HamillUFC · UFC 75: Champion vs Champion · 200783/100
  86. #96Paddy Pimblett def. Jared GordonUFC · UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev · 202283/100
  87. #97Carlos Felipe def. Justin TafaUFC · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar · 202183/100
  88. #98Caolan Loughran def. Nathan FletcherUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · 202583/100
  89. #99Max Griffin def. Jeremiah WellsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer · 202483/100
  90. #100Vanessa Demopoulos def. Jinh Yu FreyUFC · UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Gamrot · 202283/100

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How the index works

Each decision gets a controversy score out of 100: the share of fan scorecards that scored the fight for the official loser (55%), the share of media scores that picked the loser (35%), and whether the judges themselves split (10%). A fight needs at least 25 fan cards or 5 media scores to qualify, small samples don't rank.

Frequently asked questions

What is a robbery in MMA?

A robbery is a judged decision where the public record, fan scorecards and media scores, overwhelmingly favored the fighter who officially lost.

What is the biggest robbery in MMA history?

By controversy score, the biggest robbery on record is Benson Henderson def. Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 220: MacDonald vs Fitch in 2019.

How is the controversy score calculated?

Each decision gets a controversy score out of 100: the share of fan scorecards that scored the fight for the official loser (55%), the share of media scores that picked the loser (35%), and whether the judges themselves split (10%). A fight needs at least 25 fan cards or 5 media scores to qualify, small samples don't rank.