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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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Qualifying decisions
3,792
Fan scorecards
1,288
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. 97/100
    Controversy
    #2
    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)
  2. 96/100
    Controversy
    #3
    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)
  3. 89/100
    Controversy
    #4
    Brent Primus def. Gleristone Santos
    BELLATORBellator 153: Koreshkov vs Henderson· Apr 22, 2016· Lightweight
    • 86% of 7 media scores picked Gleristone Santos
  4. 87/100
    Controversy
    #5
    Doug Marshall def. Sultan Aliev
    BELLATORBellator MMA: Bellator 92· Mar 7, 2013· Middleweight
    • 83% of 6 media scores picked Sultan Aliev
    • Judges: 27-30 (Lester Griffin)
  5. 84/100
    Controversy
    #6
    Dave Jansen def. Ricardo Tirloni
    BELLATORBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 81· Nov 16, 2012· Lightweight
    • 80% of 5 media scores picked Ricardo Tirloni
  6. 78/100
    Controversy
    #7
    Kaytlin Neil def. Brooke Mayo
    BELLATORBellator 183: Henderson vs Freire· Sep 23, 2017· Women's Flyweight
    • 100% of 5 media scores picked Brooke Mayo
  7. 78/100
    Controversy
    #8
    Daniel Weichel def. Emmanuel Sanchez
    BELLATORBellator 159: Caldwell vs Taimanglo· Jul 22, 2016· Featherweight
    • 71% of 7 media scores picked Emmanuel Sanchez
    • Judges: 27-30 (Mark Smith), 30-27 (Jeff Malott)
  8. 74/100
    Controversy
    #9
    Ed Ruth def. Jason Jackson
    BELLATORBellator 231: Mir vs Nelson 2· Oct 25, 2019· Welterweight
    • 67% of 6 media scores picked Jason Jackson
    • Judges: 29-28 (Douglas Crosby), 28-29 (Ben Cartlidge), 29-28 (Dave Tirelli)
  9. 71/100
    Controversy
    #10
    Eddie Alvarez def. Michael Chandler
    BELLATORBellator MMA: Bellator 106· Nov 2, 2013· Lightweight
    • 63% of 352 fan cards scored it for Michael Chandler
    • 77% of 13 media scores picked Michael Chandler
    • Judges: 47-48 (Mike Beltran), 48-47 (Steven Davis), 48-47 (Derek Cleary)

Most robbed fighters

Most robbed fighters

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

  1. 1Michael Chandler2 decisions71/100
  2. 2Muhammed Lawal2 decisions66/100
  3. 3Adam Piccolotti1 decision100/100
  4. 4Melvin Manhoef1 decision97/100
  5. 5Diego Nunes1 decision96/100
  6. 6Gleristone Santos1 decision89/100
  7. 7Sultan Aliev1 decision87/100
  8. 8Ricardo Tirloni1 decision84/100

Most gifted fighters

Handed the most wins the public scored against them.

  1. 1Benson Henderson1 decision100/100
  2. 2Rafael Carvalho1 decision97/100
  3. 3Matt Bessette1 decision96/100
  4. 4Brent Primus1 decision89/100
  5. 5Doug Marshall1 decision87/100
  6. 6Dave Jansen1 decision84/100
  7. 7Kaytlin Neil1 decision78/100
  8. 8Daniel Weichel1 decision78/100

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. 2018Kristina Williams def. Emily Ducote61/100
  3. 2017Kaytlin Neil def. Brooke Mayo78/100
  4. 2016Rafael Carvalho def. Melvin Manhoef97/100
  5. 2014Matt Bessette def. Diego Nunes96/100
  6. 2013Doug Marshall def. Sultan Aliev87/100
  7. 2012Dave Jansen def. Ricardo Tirloni84/100

Full index

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

  1. #11Quinton Jackson def. Muhammed LawalBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 120 · 201466/100
  2. #12Desmond Green def. Mike RichmanBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 110 · 201465/100
  3. #13Will Brooks def. Michael ChandlerBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 120 · 201464/100
  4. #14Kristina Williams def. Emily DucoteBELLATOR · Bellator 195: Caldwell vs Higo · 201861/100
  5. #15Fernando Gonzalez def. Gilbert SmithBELLATOR · Bellator 151: Warren vs Caldwell · 201661/100
  6. #16Phil Davis def. Muhammed LawalBELLATOR · Bellator 154: Davis vs Lawal · 201656/100
  7. #17Emmanuel Sanchez def. Justin LawrenceBELLATOR · Bellator 145: Vengeance · 201556/100
  8. #18Juan Archuleta def. Ricky BandejasBELLATOR · Bellator 214: Fedor vs Bader · 201956/100
  9. #19Quinton Jackson def. Satoshi IshiiBELLATOR · Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 · 201653/100
  10. #20Cheick Kongo def. Vitaly MinakovBELLATOR · Bellator 215: Mitrione vs Kharitonov · 201952/100
  11. #21Ryan Bader def. Phil DavisBELLATOR · Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs Silva · 201750/100
  12. #22Cheick Kongo def. Vinicius QueirozBELLATOR · Bellator 150: Kongo vs Spartan · 201649/100
  13. #23Gegard Mousasi def. Alexander ShlemenkoBELLATOR · Bellator 185: Mousasi vs Shlemenko · 201743/100
  14. #24Vadim Nemkov def. Phil DavisBELLATOR · Bellator 209: Pitbull vs Sanchez · 201843/100
  15. #25Lorenz Larkin def. Andrey KoreshkovBELLATOR · Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs Larkin · 201942/100
  16. #26Emmanuel Sanchez def. Georgi KarakhanyanBELLATOR · Bellator 170: Sonnen vs Ortiz · 201742/100
  17. #27Gegard Mousasi def. Lyoto MachidaBELLATOR · Bellator 228: Pitbull vs Archuleta · 201941/100
  18. #28Patricky Freire def. Benson HendersonBELLATOR · Bellator 183: Henderson vs Freire · 201738/100
  19. #29Manny Muro def. Nick NewellBELLATOR · Bellator 231: Mir vs Nelson 2 · 201938/100
  20. #30Emmanuel Sanchez def. Henry CorralesBELLATOR · Bellator 143: Warren vs Davis · 201538/100
  21. #31Brent Primus def. Derek AndersonBELLATOR · Bellator 141: Guillard vs Girtz · 201538/100
  22. #32Karl Amoussou def. David GomezBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 117 · 201438/100
  23. #33Emmanuel Sanchez def. Daniel PinedaBELLATOR · Bellator 149: Shamrock vs Gracie · 201636/100
  24. #34L.C. Davis def. Hideo TokoroBELLATOR · Bellator 135: Warren vs Galvao · 201535/100
  25. #35Sam Sicilia def. Derek CamposBELLATOR · Bellator 212: Primus vs Chandler 2 · 201833/100
  26. #36Bubba Jenkins def. Jordan ParsonsBELLATOR · Bellator 146: Kato vs Manhoef · 201533/100
  27. #37Lyoto Machida def. Rafael CarvalhoBELLATOR · Bellator 212: Primus vs Chandler 2 · 201831/100
  28. #38Daniel Weichel def. Saul RogersBELLATOR · Bellator 228: Pitbull vs Archuleta · 201931/100
  29. #39Tito Ortiz def. Stephan BonnarBELLATOR · Bellator 131: Tito vs Bonnar · 201429/100
  30. #40Keri Taylor-Melendez def. Dakota ZimmermanBELLATOR · Bellator 206: Mousasi vs MacDonald · 201827/100
  31. #41Michael Page def. Fernando GonzalezBELLATOR · Bellator 165: Chandler vs Henderson · 201626/100
  32. #42Rafael Lovato Jr. def. Gegard MousasiBELLATOR · Bellator 223: Mousasi vs Lovato Jr. · 201926/100
  33. #43Fernando Gonzalez def. Karl AmoussouBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 122 · 201426/100
  34. #44Juliana Velasquez def. Alejandra LaraBELLATOR · Bellator 212: Primus vs Chandler 2 · 201822/100
  35. #45Josh San Diego def. Joe NealBELLATOR · Bellator 206: Mousasi vs MacDonald · 201822/100
  36. #46Joe Taimanglo def. Joe WarrenBELLATOR · Bellator 195: Caldwell vs Higo · 201822/100
  37. #47A.J. Matthews def. Kendall GroveBELLATOR · Bellator 193: Larkin vs Gonzalez · 201822/100
  38. #48Rafael Carvalho def. Joe SchillingBELLATOR · Bellator 136: Brooks vs Jansen · 201522/100
  39. #49Tony Johnson Jr. def. Alexander VolkovBELLATOR · Bellator 136: Brooks vs Jansen · 201522/100
  40. #50Emanuel Newton def. Attila VéghBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 113 · 201422/100
  41. #51Michael Page def. Paul DaleyBELLATOR · Bellator 215: Mitrione vs Kharitonov · 201920/100
  42. #52Emanuel Newton def. Mikhail ZayatsBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 94 · 201316/100
  43. #53Andrey Koreshkov def. Lyman GoodBELLATOR · BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 82 · 201216/100
  44. #54Michael Chandler def. Benson HendersonBELLATOR · Bellator 165: Chandler vs Henderson · 201615/100
  45. #55Derek Anderson def. Patricky FreireBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 98 · 201313/100
  46. #56Alexander Shlemenko def. Brett CooperBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 98 · 201313/100
  47. #57Dave Jansen def. Marcin HeldBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 93 · 201313/100
  48. #58Chael Sonnen def. Quinton JacksonBELLATOR · Bellator 192: Rampage vs Sonnen · 201812/100
  49. #59Kyoji Horiguchi def. Darrion CaldwellBELLATOR · Bellator 222: MacDonald vs Gracie · 201911/100
  50. #60Muhammed Lawal def. Quinton JacksonBELLATOR · Bellator 175: Jackson vs Lawal 2 · 201711/100
  51. #61Valerie Loureda def. Larkyn DaschBELLATOR · Bellator 222: MacDonald vs Gracie · 201911/100
  52. #62Goiti Yamauchi def. Mike RichmanBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 120 · 201411/100
  53. #63Muhammed Lawal def. Mikhail ZayatsBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 110 · 201411/100
  54. #64Douglas Lima def. Lorenz LarkinBELLATOR · Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs Silva · 201711/100
  55. #65Emanuel Newton def. Muhammed LawalBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 106 · 201310/100
  56. #66Brandon Girtz def. Melvin GuillardBELLATOR · Bellator 141: Guillard vs Girtz · 201510/100
  57. #67Eduardo Dantas def. Mike RichmanBELLATOR · Bellator 137: Halsey vs Grove · 201510/100
  58. #68Douglas Lima def. Rory MacDonaldBELLATOR · Bellator 231: Mir vs Nelson 2 · 20199/100
  59. #69Matt Mitrione def. Roy NelsonBELLATOR · Bellator 194: Nelson vs Mitrione · 20189/100
  60. #70Derek Campos def. Derek AndersonBELLATOR · Bellator 170: Sonnen vs Ortiz · 20179/100
  61. #71Mirko Filipovic def. Roy NelsonBELLATOR · Bellator 215: Mitrione vs Kharitonov · 20196/100
  62. #72Rory MacDonald def. Douglas LimaBELLATOR · Bellator 192: Rampage vs Sonnen · 20186/100
  63. #73Chael Sonnen def. Wanderlei SilvaBELLATOR · Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs Silva · 20171/100
  64. #74Lorenz Larkin def. Keita NakamuraBELLATOR · Bellator 237: Fedor vs Rampage · 20190/100
  65. #75Ilima-Lei Macfarlane def. Kate JacksonBELLATOR · Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs Jackson · 20190/100
  66. #76Juliana Velasquez def. Bruna EllenBELLATOR · Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs Jackson · 20190/100
  67. #77Zach Zane def. Nainoa DungBELLATOR · Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs Jackson · 20190/100
  68. #78Raufeon Stots def. Cheyden LeialohaBELLATOR · Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs Jackson · 20190/100
  69. #79Jason Jackson def. Kiichi KunimotoBELLATOR · Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs Jackson · 20190/100
  70. #80John Salter def. Costello van SteenisBELLATOR · Bellator 233: Salter vs Van Steenis · 20190/100
  71. #81Arlene Blencowe def. Leslie SmithBELLATOR · Bellator 233: Salter vs Van Steenis · 20190/100
  72. #82Frank Mir def. Roy NelsonBELLATOR · Bellator 231: Mir vs Nelson 2 · 20190/100
  73. #83Darrion Caldwell def. Henry CorralesBELLATOR · Bellator 228: Pitbull vs Archuleta · 20190/100
  74. #84Rory MacDonald def. Neiman GracieBELLATOR · Bellator 222: MacDonald vs Gracie · 20190/100
  75. #85A.J. McKee def. Pat CurranBELLATOR · Bellator 221: Chandler vs Pitbull · 20190/100
  76. #86Chris Gonzalez def. Charles RadtkeBELLATOR · Bellator 221: Chandler vs Pitbull · 20190/100
  77. #87Brandon Girtz def. Saad AwadBELLATOR · Bellator 219: Awad vs Girtz · 20190/100
  78. #88Valentin Moldavsky def. Linton VassellBELLATOR · Bellator 218: Sanchez vs Karakhanyan · 20190/100
  79. #89Emmanuel Sanchez def. Georgi KarakhanyanBELLATOR · Bellator 218: Sanchez vs Karakhanyan · 20190/100
  80. #90Yaroslav Amosov def. Erick SilvaBELLATOR · Bellator 215: Mitrione vs Kharitonov · 20190/100
  81. #91Michael Chandler def. Brent PrimusBELLATOR · Bellator 212: Primus vs Chandler 2 · 20180/100
  82. #92Anatoly Tokov def. Alexander ShlemenkoBELLATOR · Bellator 207: Mitrione vs Bader · 20180/100
  83. #93Ryan Bader def. Matt MitrioneBELLATOR · Bellator 207: Mitrione vs Bader · 20180/100
  84. #94Lorenz Larkin def. Ion PascuBELLATOR · Bellator 207: Mitrione vs Bader · 20180/100
  85. #95Benson Henderson def. Saad AwadBELLATOR · Bellator 207: Mitrione vs Bader · 20180/100
  86. #96Adam Piccolotti def. James TerryBELLATOR · Bellator 206: Mousasi vs MacDonald · 20180/100
  87. #97Chris Honeycutt def. Leonardo LeiteBELLATOR · Bellator 202: Budd vs Nogueira · 20180/100
  88. #98Valerie Letourneau def. Kristina WilliamsBELLATOR · Bellator 201: Macfarlane vs Lara · 20180/100
  89. #99Logan Storley def. Joaquin BuckleyBELLATOR · Bellator 197: Chandler vs Girtz · 20180/100
  90. #100A.J. McKee def. Justin LawrenceBELLATOR · Bellator 197: Chandler vs Girtz · 20180/100

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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.