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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.
By the numbers, the biggest robberies in MMA history start with Papy Abedi def. Besam Yousef at UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi in 2013.
Top 100 of all qualifying decisions across every organization we track.
- 100Controversy#1
- 100% of 10 media scores picked Besam Yousef
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 98Controversy#2
- 96% of 805 fan cards scored it for Ross Pearson
- 100% of 14 media scores picked Ross Pearson
- Judges: 27–30, 30–27, 29–28
- 97Controversy#3
- 95% of 100 fan cards scored it for Ramsey Nijem
- 100% of 15 media scores picked Ramsey Nijem
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 97Controversy#4
- 95% of 39 fan cards scored it for Reza Madadi
- 100% of 7 media scores picked Reza Madadi
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 30–27
- 96Controversy#5
- 93% of 218 fan cards scored it for Andrea Lee
- 100% of 12 media scores picked Andrea Lee
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 30–27
- 96Controversy#6
- 93% of 383 fan cards scored it for Marcin Held
- 100% of 17 media scores picked Marcin Held
- Judges: 27–30, 29–28, 29–28
- 96Controversy#7
- 92% of 78 fan cards scored it for Nam Phan
- 100% of 5 media scores picked Nam Phan
- Judges: 27–30, 29–28, 29–28
- 96Controversy#8
- 92% of 736 fan cards scored it for Miranda Maverick
- 100% of 20 media scores picked Miranda Maverick
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 96Controversy#9
- 92% of 114 fan cards scored it for Enrique Barzola
- 100% of 14 media scores picked Enrique Barzola
- Judges: 29–28, 27–30, 29–28
- 95Controversy#10
- 92% of 166 fan cards scored it for Andrei Arlovski
- 100% of 12 media scores picked Andrei Arlovski
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 94Controversy#11
- 90% of 39 fan cards scored it for Valmir Lazaro
- 100% of 10 media scores picked Valmir Lazaro
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 94Controversy#12
- 93% of 85 fan cards scored it for Kyle Noke
- 94% of 17 media scores picked Kyle Noke
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 27–30
- 94Controversy#13
- 89% of 279 fan cards scored it for Takanori Gomi
- 100% of 12 media scores picked Takanori Gomi
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 93Controversy#14
- 88% of 164 fan cards scored it for Rayanne dos Santos
- 100% of 10 media scores picked Rayanne dos Santos
- Judges: 27–30, 29–28, 30–27
- 93Controversy#15
- 97% of 350 fan cards scored it for Davey Grant
- 86% of 14 media scores picked Davey Grant
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 93Controversy#16
- 88% of 302 fan cards scored it for Lucie Pudilova
- 100% of 15 media scores picked Lucie Pudilova
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 93Controversy#17
- 87% of 198 fan cards scored it for Max Holloway
- 100% of 11 media scores picked Max Holloway
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 93Controversy#18
- 92% of 210 fan cards scored it for Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- 92% of 13 media scores picked Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 93Controversy#19
- 92% of 59 fan cards scored it for Clay Collard
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 93Controversy#20
- 91% of 70 fan cards scored it for Kajan Johnson
- 92% of 13 media scores picked Kajan Johnson
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 93Controversy#21
- 86% of 368 fan cards scored it for Francis Marshall
- 100% of 13 media scores picked Francis Marshall
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 27–30
- 92Controversy#22
- 92% of 845 fan cards scored it for Li Jingliang
- 91% of 23 media scores picked Li Jingliang
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 92Controversy#23
- 86% of 28 fan cards scored it for Milton Vieira
- 100% of 9 media scores picked Milton Vieira
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 92Controversy#24
- 89% of 2053 fan cards scored it for Alexander Volkov
- 95% of 20 media scores picked Alexander Volkov
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 92Controversy#25
- 85% of 412 fan cards scored it for Frankie Edgar
- 100% of 7 media scores picked Frankie Edgar
- Judges: 46–49, 48–47, 48–47
- 92Controversy#26
- 90% of 252 fan cards scored it for Lukasz Brzeski
- 92% of 13 media scores picked Lukasz Brzeski
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 91Controversy#27
- 89% of 9 media scores picked Nolan Ticman
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 91Controversy#28
- 90% of 1081 fan cards scored it for Kai Kara-France
- 90% of 21 media scores picked Kai Kara-France
- Judges: 48–47, 47–48, 48–47
- 91Controversy#29
- 84% of 382 fan cards scored it for Jake Collier
- 100% of 14 media scores picked Jake Collier
- Judges: 27–30, 29–28, 29–28
- 91Controversy#30
- 83% of 286 fan cards scored it for Serhiy Sidey
- 100% of 21 media scores picked Serhiy Sidey
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 91Controversy#31
- 88% of 52 fan cards scored it for Yui Chul Nam
- 92% of 12 media scores picked Yui Chul Nam
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 90Controversy#32
- 83% of 220 fan cards scored it for Jamall Emmers
- 100% of 10 media scores picked Jamall Emmers
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 27–30
- 90Controversy#33
- 83% of 301 fan cards scored it for Zubaira Tukhugov
- 100% of 18 media scores picked Zubaira Tukhugov
- Judges: 29–28, 30–27, 28–29
- 90Controversy#34
- 87% of 128 fan cards scored it for Tim Means
- 93% of 14 media scores picked Tim Means
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 90Controversy#35
- 88% of 43 fan cards scored it for Tom Lawlor
- 89% of 9 media scores picked Tom Lawlor
- 90Controversy#36
- 81% of 399 fan cards scored it for Isaac Dulgarian
- 100% of 9 media scores picked Isaac Dulgarian
- Judges: 28–27, 28–27, 27–28
- 90Controversy#37
- 90% of 546 fan cards scored it for Stephen Thompson
- 86% of 14 media scores picked Stephen Thompson
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 90Controversy#38
- 81% of 558 fan cards scored it for Manel Kape
- 100% of 22 media scores picked Manel Kape
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 90Controversy#39
- 81% of 53 fan cards scored it for Evan Dunham
- 100% of 7 media scores picked Evan Dunham
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 90Controversy#40
- 86% of 293 fan cards scored it for Joe Lauzon
- 92% of 26 media scores picked Joe Lauzon
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 89Controversy#41
- 80% of 117 fan cards scored it for Luke Barnatt
- 100% of 11 media scores picked Luke Barnatt
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 30–27
- 89Controversy#42
- 86% of 96 fan cards scored it for Rayanne dos Santos
- 90% of 10 media scores picked Rayanne dos Santos
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 89Controversy#43
- 87% of 54 fan cards scored it for Michal Martínek
- Judges: 27–30, 29–28, 29–28
- 89Controversy#44
- 86% of 7 media scores picked Carlo Prater
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 89Controversy#45
- 85% of 39 fan cards scored it for Dwight Grant
- 92% of 12 media scores picked Dwight Grant
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 88Controversy#46
- 79% of 119 fan cards scored it for Justin Scoggins
- 100% of 17 media scores picked Justin Scoggins
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 88Controversy#47
- 85% of 96 fan cards scored it for Max Griffin
- 89% of 18 media scores picked Max Griffin
- 88Controversy#48
- 85% of 26 fan cards scored it for Sai Wang
- 90% of 10 media scores picked Sai Wang
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 27–30
- 88Controversy#49
- 78% of 377 fan cards scored it for Michael Johnson
- 100% of 12 media scores picked Michael Johnson
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 88Controversy#50
- 85% of 646 fan cards scored it for Edson Barboza
- 89% of 18 media scores picked Edson Barboza
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 88Controversy#51
- 78% of 118 fan cards scored it for Jonathan Martinez
- 100% of 13 media scores picked Jonathan Martinez
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 30–27
- 88Controversy#52
- 86% of 478 fan cards scored it for Dustin Jacoby
- 88% of 16 media scores picked Dustin Jacoby
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 87Controversy#53
- 84% of 122 fan cards scored it for Garrett Armfield
- 90% of 10 media scores picked Garrett Armfield
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 87Controversy#54
- 86% of 70 fan cards scored it for Gerald Meerschaert
- 87% of 15 media scores picked Gerald Meerschaert
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 87Controversy#55
- 80% of 244 fan cards scored it for Marlon Moraes
- 94% of 17 media scores picked Marlon Moraes
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 30–27
- 87Controversy#56
- 83% of 6 media scores picked Jeremy Stephens
- Judges: 29–28, 30–27, 28–29
- 87Controversy#57
- 83% of 218 fan cards scored it for Gabriel Santos
- 89% of 19 media scores picked Gabriel Santos
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 87Controversy#58
- 84% of 237 fan cards scored it for Jared Gordon
- 88% of 16 media scores picked Jared Gordon
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 86Controversy#59
- 81% of 101 fan cards scored it for Ji Yeon Kim
- 91% of 11 media scores picked Ji Yeon Kim
- Judges: 28–27, 28–27, 27–28
- 86Controversy#60
- 84% of 68 fan cards scored it for Rory MacDonald
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 86Controversy#61
- 80% of 50 fan cards scored it for Joey Beltran
- 92% of 12 media scores picked Joey Beltran
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 86Controversy#62
- 78% of 126 fan cards scored it for Marion Reneau
- 94% of 17 media scores picked Marion Reneau
- Judges: 30–27, 28–29, 29–28
- 86Controversy#63
- 82% of 490 fan cards scored it for Aleksandar Rakic
- 88% of 8 media scores picked Aleksandar Rakic
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 85Controversy#64
- 81% of 243 fan cards scored it for Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- 88% of 16 media scores picked Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 30–27
- 85Controversy#65
- 85% of 84 fan cards scored it for Ham Seo Hee
- 82% of 17 media scores picked Ham Seo Hee
- Judges: 30–27, 30–27, 28–29
- 85Controversy#66
- 76% of 661 fan cards scored it for Raquel Pennington
- 96% of 26 media scores picked Raquel Pennington
- Judges: 48–47, 48–47, 47–48
- 85Controversy#67
- 84% of 188 fan cards scored it for Ramazan Emeev
- 83% of 12 media scores picked Ramazan Emeev
- Judges: 30–27, 28–29, 29–28
- 85Controversy#68
- 91% of 695 fan cards scored it for Carlos Leal
- 100% of 16 media scores picked Carlos Leal
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 30–27
- 85Controversy#69
- 78% of 59 fan cards scored it for Marcus Brimage
- 92% of 12 media scores picked Marcus Brimage
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 30–27
- 85Controversy#70
- 72% of 58 fan cards scored it for Dustin Ortiz
- 100% of 9 media scores picked Dustin Ortiz
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 85Controversy#71
- 84% of 280 fan cards scored it for Ion Cuțelaba
- 82% of 11 media scores picked Ion Cuțelaba
- Judges: 29–28, 27–30, 30–27
- 85Controversy#72
- 80% of 87 fan cards scored it for Emily Ducote
- 87% of 15 media scores picked Emily Ducote
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 84Controversy#73
- 80% of 5 media scores picked Nick Osipczak
- 84Controversy#74
- 78% of 486 fan cards scored it for Holly Holm
- 90% of 20 media scores picked Holly Holm
- Judges: 48–47, 47–48, 48–47
- 84Controversy#75
- 89% of 120 fan cards scored it for Michal Figlak
- 100% of 10 media scores picked Michal Figlak
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 29–28
- 84Controversy#76
- 73% of 6386 fan cards scored it for Petr Yan
- 96% of 26 media scores picked Petr Yan
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 84Controversy#77
- 88% of 68 fan cards scored it for Vince Morales
- 100% of 11 media scores picked Vince Morales
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 29–28
- 83Controversy#78
- 80% of 219 fan cards scored it for Matt Hamill
- Judges: 27–30
- 83Controversy#79
- 90% of 3516 fan cards scored it for Jared Gordon
- 96% of 24 media scores picked Jared Gordon
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 29–28
- 83Controversy#80
- 82% of 166 fan cards scored it for Justin Tafa
- 80% of 20 media scores picked Justin Tafa
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 83Controversy#81
- 75% of 142 fan cards scored it for Nathan Fletcher
- 90% of 10 media scores picked Nathan Fletcher
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 83Controversy#82
- 81% of 72 fan cards scored it for Jeremiah Wells
- 82% of 11 media scores picked Jeremiah Wells
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 83Controversy#83
- 74% of 165 fan cards scored it for Jinh Yu Frey
- 92% of 12 media scores picked Jinh Yu Frey
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 30–27
- 83Controversy#84
- 79% of 2574 fan cards scored it for Carlos Condit
- 83% of 18 media scores picked Carlos Condit
- Judges: 48–47, 48–47, 47–48
- 82Controversy#85
- 86% of 207 fan cards scored it for Sean Spencer
- 100% of 16 media scores picked Sean Spencer
- Judges: 30–27, 30–27, 29–28
- 82Controversy#86
- 77% of 712 fan cards scored it for Jorge Masvidal
- 86% of 14 media scores picked Jorge Masvidal
- Judges: 27–30, 29–28, 29–28
- 82Controversy#87
- 78% of 96 fan cards scored it for Francisco Rivera
- 83% of 23 media scores picked Francisco Rivera
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 82Controversy#88
- 78% of 41 fan cards scored it for Jonavin Webb
- 82% of 11 media scores picked Jonavin Webb
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 27–30
- 82Controversy#89
- 72% of 227 fan cards scored it for Angela Hill
- 91% of 11 media scores picked Angela Hill
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 30–27
- 81Controversy#90
- 89% of 373 fan cards scored it for Ji Yeon Kim
- 93% of 15 media scores picked Ji Yeon Kim
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 29–28
- 81Controversy#91
- 81% of 57 fan cards scored it for Barb Honchak
- 77% of 13 media scores picked Barb Honchak
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 81Controversy#92
- 84% of 321 fan cards scored it for Lyoto Machida
- 100% of 13 media scores picked Lyoto Machida
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 29–28
- 81Controversy#93
- 74% of 150 fan cards scored it for Cub Swanson
- 87% of 15 media scores picked Cub Swanson
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 81Controversy#94
- 78% of 46 fan cards scored it for John Makdessi
- 79% of 14 media scores picked John Makdessi
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
- 80Controversy#95
- 64% of 39 fan cards scored it for James Moontasri
- 100% of 8 media scores picked James Moontasri
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 80Controversy#96
- 84% of 170 fan cards scored it for Stefan Sekulic
- 68% of 19 media scores picked Stefan Sekulic
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 80Controversy#97
- 69% of 192 fan cards scored it for Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- 92% of 13 media scores picked Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 30–27
- 80Controversy#98
- 81% of 67 fan cards scored it for John Phillips
- 73% of 15 media scores picked John Phillips
- Judges: 29–28, 29–28, 28–29
- 80Controversy#99
- 71% of 75 fan cards scored it for Eric Shelton
- 89% of 18 media scores picked Eric Shelton
- Judges: 29–28, 28–29, 29–28
- 80Controversy#100
- 67% of 151 fan cards scored it for Cortney Casey
- 94% of 17 media scores picked Cortney Casey
- Judges: 28–29, 29–28, 29–28
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.