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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.

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#1 · The worst verdict on record

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 (Howard Hughes), 29-28 (Jim Bergman), 28-29 (Andreas Ramsby)
100
Controversy /100

The worst verdicts

  1. 98
    Controversy
    #2
    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)
  2. 97
    Controversy
    #3
    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 (Rick Winter), 28-29 (Brian Puccillo), 29-28 (Kelvin Caldwell)
  3. 97
    Controversy
    #4
    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)
  4. 96
    Controversy
    #5
    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: 27-30 (Derek Cleary), 29-28 (Marcos Rosales), 29-28 (Jeff Mullen)
  5. 96
    Controversy
    #6
    Leonard Garcia def. Nam Phan
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale· Dec 4, 2010· Featherweight
    • 92% of 78 fan cards scored it for Nam Phan
    • 100% of 5 media scores picked Nam Phan
    • Judges: 27-30 (Junichiro Kamijo), 29-28 (Adalaide Byrd), 29-28 (Tony Weeks)
  6. 96
    Controversy
    #7
    Kyle Bochniak def. Enrique Barzola
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit· Aug 28, 2016· Featherweight
    • 92% of 114 fan cards scored it for Enrique Barzola
    • 100% of 14 media scores picked Enrique Barzola
    • Judges: 29-28 (Dave Hagen), 27-30 (David Therien), 29-28 (John Cooper)
  7. 95
    Controversy
    #8
    Augusto Sakai def. Andrei Arlovski
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson· Apr 28, 2019· Heavyweight
    • 92% of 166 fan cards scored it for Andrei Arlovski
    • 100% of 12 media scores picked Andrei Arlovski
    • Judges: 29-28 (Chris Lee), 28-29 (Derek Cleary), 29-28 (Troy Wincapaw)
  8. 94
    Controversy
    #9
    Michel Prazeres def. Valmir Lazaro
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum· Nov 21, 2015· Lightweight
    • 90% of 39 fan cards scored it for Valmir Lazaro
    • 100% of 10 media scores picked Valmir Lazaro
    • Judges: 29-28 (Marcos Rosales), 29-28 (Cardo Urso), 28-29 (Roy Silbert)
  9. 94
    Controversy
    #10
    Alex Morono def. Kyle Noke
    UFCUFC 195: Lawler vs Condit· Jan 2, 2016· Welterweight
    • 93% of 85 fan cards scored it for Kyle Noke
    • 94% of 17 media scores picked Kyle Noke
    • Judges: 29-28 (Chris Lee), 29-28 (Sal D'Amato), 27-30 (Patricia Morse Jarman)

Most robbed fighters

Most robbed fighters

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

  1. 1Jorge Masvidal3 decisions82
  2. 2Dennis Bermudez3 decisions74
  3. 3Ross Pearson2 decisions98
  4. 4Reza Madadi2 decisions97
  5. 5Valmir Lazaro2 decisions94
  6. 6Tom Lawlor2 decisions90
  7. 7Evan Dunham2 decisions90
  8. 8Justin Scoggins2 decisions88

Most gifted fighters

Handed the most wins the public scored against them.

  1. 1Benson Henderson4 decisions92
  2. 2Diego Sanchez3 decisions98
  3. 3Rustam Khabilov3 decisions93
  4. 4Sergio Moraes3 decisions90
  5. 5Francis Carmont2 decisions90
  6. 6Volkan Oezdemir2 decisions86
  7. 7Danielle Taylor2 decisions85
  8. 8Benito Lopez2 decisions84

Robbery of the year

The most disputed decision of each year, by controversy score.

  1. 2019Augusto Sakai def. Andrei Arlovski95
  2. 2018Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan Johnson93
  3. 2017Joe Lauzon def. Marcin Held96
  4. 2016Kyle Bochniak def. Enrique Barzola96
  5. 2015Andrew Holbrook def. Ramsey Nijem97
  6. 2014Diego Sanchez def. Ross Pearson98
  7. 2013Papy Abedi def. Besam Yousef100
  8. 2012Cristiano Marcello def. Reza Madadi97
  9. 2011Brian Ebersole def. Claude Patrick78
  10. 2010Leonard Garcia def. Nam Phan96

Full index

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

  1. #11Diego Sanchez def. Takanori GomiUFC · UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · 201394
  2. #12Dennis Bermudez def. Max HollowayUFC · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · 201393
  3. #13Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · 201893
  4. #14Godofredo Pepey def. Milton VieiraUFC · UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping · 201392
  5. #15Benson Henderson def. Frankie EdgarUFC · UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II · 201292
  6. #16Yao Zhikui def. Nolan TicmanUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · 201591
  7. #17Phillipe Nover def. Yui Chul NamUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · 201591
  8. #18Sergio Moraes def. Tim MeansUFC · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · 201890
  9. #19Francis Carmont def. Tom LawlorUFC · UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · 201290
  10. #20Sean Sherk def. Evan DunhamUFC · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 201090
  11. #21Jim Miller def. Joe LauzonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit · 201690
  12. #22Sean Strickland def. Luke BarnattUFC · UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · 201489
  13. #23Marcus LeVesseur def. Carlo PraterUFC · UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · 201289
  14. #24Zak Ottow def. Dwight GrantUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 · 201889
  15. #25Said Nurmagomedov def. Justin ScogginsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · 201888
  16. #26Thiago Alves def. Max GriffinUFC · UFC Fight Night · 201988
  17. #27Zhang Lipeng def. Sai WangUFC · UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway · 201488
  18. #28Beneil Dariush def. Michael JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · 201588
  19. #29Eryk Anders def. Gerald MeerschaertUFC · UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · 201987
  20. #30Raphael Assuncao def. Marlon MoraesUFC · UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · 201787
  21. #31Melvin Guillard def. Jeremy StephensUFC · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 201087
  22. #32Fabio Maldonado def. Joey BeltranUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · 201386
  23. #33Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Marion ReneauUFC · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · 201686
  24. #34Volkan Oezdemir def. Aleksandar RakicUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Jung · 201986
  25. #35Danielle Taylor def. Ham Seo HeeUFC · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson · 201685
  26. #36Russell Doane def. Marcus BrimageUFC · UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · 201485
  27. #37John Moraga def. Dustin OrtizUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · 201485
  28. #38Duane Ludwig def. Nick OsipczakUFC · UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami · 201084
  29. #39Benito Lopez def. Vince MoralesUFC · UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · 201984
  30. #40Robbie Lawler def. Carlos ConditUFC · UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · 201683
  31. #41Cathal Pendred def. Sean SpencerUFC · UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · 201582
  32. #42Al Iaquinta def. Jorge MasvidalUFC · UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · 201582
  33. #43Brad Pickett def. Francisco RiveraUFC · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · 201682
  34. #44Kyle Noke def. Jonavin WebbUFC · UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt · 201582
  35. #45Lauren Murphy def. Barb HonchakUFC · UFC Fight Night: Montano vs Modafferi · 201781
  36. #46Phil Davis def. Lyoto MachidaUFC · UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie · 201381
  37. #47Yancy Medeiros def. John MakdessiUFC · UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · 201581
  38. #48Joe Ellenberger def. James MoontasriUFC · UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · 201480
  39. #49Jack Marshman def. John PhillipsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · 201980
  40. #50Jarred Brooks def. Eric SheltonUFC · UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 · 201780
  41. #51Michelle Waterson-Gomez def. Cortney CaseyUFC · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · 201880
  42. #52Andrei Arlovski def. Brendan SchaubUFC · UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · 201480
  43. #53Alexander Hernandez def. Francisco TrinaldoUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · 201980
  44. #54Ji Yeon Kim def. Justine KishUFC · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Brunson 2 · 201879
  45. #55Benson Henderson def. Josh ThomsonUFC · UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · 201479
  46. #56Ashley Yoder def. Amanda CooperUFC · UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez · 201879
  47. #57Maurice Greene def. Jeff HughesUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos · 201978
  48. #58Jake Matthews def. Bojan VelickovicUFC · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura · 201778
  49. #59Volkan Oezdemir def. Ovince Saint PreuxUFC · UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie · 201778
  50. #60Casey Kenney def. Ray BorgUFC · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje · 201978
  51. #61Akira Corassani def. Andy OgleUFC · UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · 201278
  52. #62Brian Ebersole def. Claude PatrickUFC · UFC 140: Jones vs Machida · 201178
  53. #63Darren Elkins def. Michihiro OmigawaUFC · UFC 131: DOS SANTOS vs. CARWIN · 201178
  54. #64Nick Ring def. Riki FukudaUFC · UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · 201178
  55. #65Yves Jabouin def. Dustin PagueUFC · UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson · 201378
  56. #66Francis Carmont def. Lorenz LarkinUFC · UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 201378
  57. #67Rafael Dos Anjos def. Evan DunhamUFC · UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · 201378
  58. #68Alejandro Perez def. Andre SoukhamthathUFC · UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno · 201777
  59. #69Kai Kara-France def. Raulian PaivaUFC · UFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva · 201977
  60. #70Demetrious Johnson def. Miguel TorresUFC · UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill · 201177
  61. #71Tim Boetsch def. Hector LombardUFC · UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · 201277
  62. #72Frankie Saenz def. Merab DvalishviliUFC · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Ortega · 201777
  63. #73Karl Roberson def. Wellington TurmanUFC · UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · 201976
  64. #74Francisco Trinaldo def. Norman ParkeUFC · UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · 201576
  65. #75Quinton Jackson def. Lyoto MachidaUFC · UFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA · 201076
  66. #76Milana Dudieva def. Elizabeth PhillipsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos · 201476
  67. #77Alessio Di Chirico def. Julian MarquezUFC · The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · 201875
  68. #78Gray Maynard def. Nate DiazUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz · 201075
  69. #79Kevin Holland def. Alessio Di ChiricoUFC · UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs The Korean Zombie · 201975
  70. #80Liz Carmouche def. Lauren MurphyUFC · UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · 201575
  71. #81Paul Felder def. Edson BarbozaUFC · UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier · 201974
  72. #82Andre Fili def. Dennis BermudezUFC · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Brunson 2 · 201874
  73. #83Hatsu Hioki def. George RoopUFC · UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · 201174
  74. #84Clay Harvison def. Justin EdwardsUFC · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · 201174
  75. #85Clint Hester def. Antonio Braga NetoUFC · UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · 201473
  76. #86Shamil Gamzatov def. Klidson AbreuUFC · UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs Kattar · 201973
  77. #87Felipe Colares def. Domingo PilarteUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · 201973
  78. #88Blagoy Ivanov def. Ben RothwellUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos · 201973
  79. #89Joaquim Silva def. Nazareno MalegarieUFC · UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · 201573
  80. #90Georges St-Pierre def. Johny HendricksUFC · UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · 201373
  81. #91Josh Koscheck def. Mike PierceUFC · UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · 201273
  82. #92Johny Hendricks def. Mike PierceUFC · UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz · 201172
  83. #93Hannah Cifers def. Polyana VianaUFC · UFC 235: Jones vs Smith · 201972
  84. #94Alan Patrick def. John MakdessiUFC · UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 · 201472
  85. #95Viviane Pereira def. Valerie LetourneauUFC · UFC 206: Holloway vs Pettis · 201672
  86. #96Diego Sanchez def. Martin KampmannUFC · UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · 201172
  87. #97Dong Hyun Kim def. Tarec SaffiedineUFC · UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey · 201671
  88. #98Cathal Pendred def. Gasan UmalatovUFC · UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald · 201471
  89. #99Ricky Glenn def. Dennis BermudezUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · 201871
  90. #100Clay Guida def. Hatsu HiokiUFC · UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson · 201371

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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 Papy Abedi def. Besam Yousef at UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi in 2013.

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.