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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.

2,140
Qualifying decisions
143,980
Fan scorecards
25,893
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
    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)
  9. 96/100
    Controversy
    #10
    Matt Bessette def. Diego Nunes
    BELLATORBellator MMA: Bellator 110· Feb 28, 2014· Featherweight
    • 92% of 26 fan cards scored it for Diego Nunes
    • 100% of 7 media scores picked Diego Nunes
    • Judges: 28-29 (Bryan Miner), 29-28 (Eric Colón), 30-27 (Dave Tirelli)

Most robbed fighters

Most robbed fighters

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

  1. 1Jorge Masvidal3 decisions82/100
  2. 2Josh Thomson3 decisions79/100
  3. 3Dennis Bermudez3 decisions74/100
  4. 4Ross Pearson2 decisions98/100
  5. 5Reza Madadi2 decisions97/100
  6. 6Valmir Lazaro2 decisions94/100
  7. 7Tom Lawlor2 decisions90/100
  8. 8Evan Dunham2 decisions90/100

Most gifted fighters

Handed the most wins the public scored against them.

  1. 1Benson Henderson5 decisions100/100
  2. 2Diego Sanchez3 decisions98/100
  3. 3Rustam Khabilov3 decisions93/100
  4. 4Sergio Moraes3 decisions90/100
  5. 5Leonard Garcia2 decisions97/100
  6. 6Francis Carmont2 decisions90/100
  7. 7Raphael Assuncao2 decisions87/100
  8. 8Volkan Oezdemir2 decisions86/100

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. 2019Benson Henderson def. Adam Piccolotti100/100
  2. 2018Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan Johnson93/100
  3. 2017Joe Lauzon def. Marcin Held96/100
  4. 2016Rafael Carvalho def. Melvin Manhoef97/100
  5. 2015Andrew Holbrook def. Ramsey Nijem97/100
  6. 2014Diego Sanchez def. Ross Pearson98/100
  7. 2013Papy Abedi def. Besam Yousef100/100
  8. 2012Nah-Shon Burrell def. James Terry100/100
  9. 2011Darren Elkins def. Michihiro Omigawa78/100
  10. 2010Leonard Garcia def. Chan Sung Jung97/100

Full index

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

  1. #11Leonard Garcia def. Nam PhanUFC · The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · 201096/100
  2. #12Kyle Bochniak def. Enrique BarzolaUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit · 201696/100
  3. #13Augusto Sakai def. Andrei ArlovskiUFC · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson · 201995/100
  4. #14Michel Prazeres def. Valmir LazaroUFC · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum · 201594/100
  5. #15Alex Morono def. Kyle NokeUFC · UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · 201694/100
  6. #16Diego Sanchez def. Takanori GomiUFC · UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs Stann · 201394/100
  7. #17Dennis Bermudez def. Max HollowayUFC · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · 201393/100
  8. #18Ryan Couture def. KJ NoonsSTRIKEFORCE · Strikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine · 201393/100
  9. #19Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · 201893/100
  10. #20Godofredo Pepey def. Milton VieiraUFC · UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping · 201392/100
  11. #21Benson Henderson def. Frankie EdgarUFC · UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II · 201292/100
  12. #22Yao Zhikui def. Nolan TicmanUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · 201591/100
  13. #23Phillipe Nover def. Yui Chul NamUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · 201591/100
  14. #24Sergio Moraes def. Tim MeansUFC · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · 201890/100
  15. #25Francis Carmont def. Tom LawlorUFC · UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · 201290/100
  16. #26Sean Sherk def. Evan DunhamUFC · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 201090/100
  17. #27Jim Miller def. Joe LauzonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit · 201690/100
  18. #28Sean Strickland def. Luke BarnattUFC · UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · 201489/100
  19. #29Brent Primus def. Gleristone SantosBELLATOR · Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs Henderson · 201689/100
  20. #30Marcus LeVesseur def. Carlo PraterUFC · UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · 201289/100
  21. #31Zak Ottow def. Dwight GrantUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 · 201889/100
  22. #32Said Nurmagomedov def. Justin ScogginsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · 201888/100
  23. #33Thiago Alves def. Max GriffinUFC · UFC Fight Night · 201988/100
  24. #34Zhang Lipeng def. Sai WangUFC · UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway · 201488/100
  25. #35Beneil Dariush def. Michael JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · 201588/100
  26. #36Kiichi Kunimoto def. Richard WalshUFC · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · 201488/100
  27. #37Eryk Anders def. Gerald MeerschaertUFC · UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · 201987/100
  28. #38Raphael Assuncao def. Marlon MoraesUFC · UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · 201787/100
  29. #39Doug Marshall def. Sultan AlievBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 92 · 201387/100
  30. #40Matthew Riddle def. Henry MartinezUFC · UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · 201287/100
  31. #41Melvin Guillard def. Jeremy StephensUFC · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 201087/100
  32. #42Fabio Maldonado def. Joey BeltranUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · 201386/100
  33. #43Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Marion ReneauUFC · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · 201686/100
  34. #44Volkan Oezdemir def. Aleksandar RakicUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Jung · 201986/100
  35. #45Danielle Taylor def. Ham Seo HeeUFC · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson · 201685/100
  36. #46Russell Doane def. Marcus BrimageUFC · UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · 201485/100
  37. #47John Moraga def. Dustin OrtizUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · 201485/100
  38. #48Dave Jansen def. Ricardo TirloniBELLATOR · BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 81 · 201284/100
  39. #49Duane Ludwig def. Nick OsipczakUFC · UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami · 201084/100
  40. #50Benito Lopez def. Vince MoralesUFC · UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · 201984/100
  41. #51Alexander Volkov def. Timothy JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2 · 201683/100
  42. #52Robbie Lawler def. Carlos ConditUFC · UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · 201683/100
  43. #53Cathal Pendred def. Sean SpencerUFC · UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · 201582/100
  44. #54Al Iaquinta def. Jorge MasvidalUFC · UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · 201582/100
  45. #55Brad Pickett def. Francisco RiveraUFC · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · 201682/100
  46. #56Kyle Noke def. Jonavin WebbUFC · UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt · 201582/100
  47. #57Lauren Murphy def. Barb HonchakUFC · UFC Fight Night: Montano vs Modafferi · 201781/100
  48. #58Phil Davis def. Lyoto MachidaUFC · UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie · 201381/100
  49. #59Yancy Medeiros def. John MakdessiUFC · UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · 201581/100
  50. #60Joe Ellenberger def. James MoontasriUFC · UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Swanson · 201480/100
  51. #61Jack Marshman def. John PhillipsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · 201980/100
  52. #62Jarred Brooks def. Eric SheltonUFC · UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 · 201780/100
  53. #63Michelle Waterson-Gomez def. Cortney CaseyUFC · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · 201880/100
  54. #64Andrei Arlovski def. Brendan SchaubUFC · UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · 201480/100
  55. #65Alexander Hernandez def. Francisco TrinaldoUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · 201980/100
  56. #66Ji Yeon Kim def. Justine KishUFC · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Brunson 2 · 201879/100
  57. #67Benson Henderson def. Josh ThomsonUFC · UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · 201479/100
  58. #68Ashley Yoder def. Amanda CooperUFC · UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez · 201879/100
  59. #69Warlley Alves def. Alan JoubanUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · 201478/100
  60. #70Maurice Greene def. Jeff HughesUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos · 201978/100
  61. #71Jake Matthews def. Bojan VelickovicUFC · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura · 201778/100
  62. #72Volkan Oezdemir def. Ovince Saint PreuxUFC · UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie · 201778/100
  63. #73Casey Kenney def. Ray BorgUFC · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje · 201978/100
  64. #74Rogerio Nogueira def. Jason BrilzUFC · UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans · 201078/100
  65. #75Kaytlin Neil def. Brooke MayoBELLATOR · Bellator 183: Henderson vs Freire · 201778/100
  66. #76Daniel Weichel def. Emmanuel SanchezBELLATOR · Bellator 159: Caldwell vs Taimanglo · 201678/100
  67. #77Akira Corassani def. Andy OgleUFC · UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · 201278/100
  68. #78Darren Elkins def. Michihiro OmigawaUFC · UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · 201178/100
  69. #79Nick Ring def. Riki FukudaUFC · UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · 201178/100
  70. #80Yves Jabouin def. Dustin PagueUFC · UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson · 201378/100
  71. #81Francis Carmont def. Lorenz LarkinUFC · UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 201378/100
  72. #82Rafael Dos Anjos def. Evan DunhamUFC · UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold · 201378/100
  73. #83Alejandro Perez def. Andre SoukhamthathUFC · UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno · 201777/100
  74. #84Kai Kara-France def. Raulian PaivaUFC · UFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva · 201977/100
  75. #85Demetrious Johnson def. Miguel TorresUFC · UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill · 201177/100
  76. #86Tim Boetsch def. Hector LombardUFC · UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · 201277/100
  77. #87Frankie Saenz def. Merab DvalishviliUFC · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Ortega · 201777/100
  78. #88Karl Roberson def. Wellington TurmanUFC · UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · 201976/100
  79. #89Francisco Trinaldo def. Norman ParkeUFC · UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · 201576/100
  80. #90Quinton Jackson def. Lyoto MachidaUFC · UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · 201076/100
  81. #91Milana Dudieva def. Elizabeth PhillipsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos · 201476/100
  82. #92Claudio Silva def. Leon EdwardsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · 201475/100
  83. #93Alessio Di Chirico def. Julian MarquezUFC · The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · 201875/100
  84. #94Gray Maynard def. Nate DiazUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz · 201075/100
  85. #95Raphael Assuncao def. TJ DillashawUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · 201375/100
  86. #96Kevin Holland def. Alessio Di ChiricoUFC · UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs The Korean Zombie · 201975/100
  87. #97Liz Carmouche def. Lauren MurphyUFC · UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · 201575/100
  88. #98Paul Felder def. Edson BarbozaUFC · UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier · 201974/100
  89. #99Andre Fili def. Dennis BermudezUFC · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Brunson 2 · 201874/100
  90. #100Ed Ruth def. Jason JacksonBELLATOR · Bellator 231: Mir vs Nelson 2 · 201974/100

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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.