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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
138,542
Fan scorecards
24,239
Media scores
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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 (Jim Bergman), 28-29 (Andreas Ramsby), 29-28 (Howard Hughes)
100/100
Controversy

The worst verdicts

  1. 98/100
    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. 97/100
    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 (Kelvin Caldwell), 29-28 (Rick Winter), 28-29 (Brian Puccillo)
  3. 97/100
    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. 96/100
    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: 29-28 (Marcos Rosales), 29-28 (Jeff Mullen), 27-30 (Derek Cleary)
  5. 96/100
    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. 96/100
    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: 27-30 (David Therien), 29-28 (John Cooper), 29-28 (Dave Hagen)
  7. 95/100
    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), 29-28 (Troy Wincapaw), 28-29 (Derek Cleary)
  8. 94/100
    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. 94/100
    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), 27-30 (Patricia Morse Jarman), 29-28 (Sal D'Amato)

Most robbed fighters

Most robbed fighters

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

  1. 1Jorge Masvidal3 decisions82/100
  2. 2Dennis Bermudez3 decisions74/100
  3. 3Ross Pearson2 decisions98/100
  4. 4Reza Madadi2 decisions97/100
  5. 5Valmir Lazaro2 decisions94/100
  6. 6Tom Lawlor2 decisions90/100
  7. 7Evan Dunham2 decisions90/100
  8. 8Justin Scoggins2 decisions88/100

Most gifted fighters

Handed the most wins the public scored against them.

  1. 1Benson Henderson4 decisions92/100
  2. 2Diego Sanchez3 decisions98/100
  3. 3Rustam Khabilov3 decisions93/100
  4. 4Sergio Moraes3 decisions90/100
  5. 5Francis Carmont2 decisions90/100
  6. 6Raphael Assuncao2 decisions87/100
  7. 7Volkan Oezdemir2 decisions86/100
  8. 8Danielle Taylor2 decisions85/100

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. 2019Augusto Sakai def. Andrei Arlovski95/100
  2. 2018Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan Johnson93/100
  3. 2017Joe Lauzon def. Marcin Held96/100
  4. 2016Kyle Bochniak def. Enrique Barzola96/100
  5. 2015Andrew Holbrook def. Ramsey Nijem97/100
  6. 2014Diego Sanchez def. Ross Pearson98/100
  7. 2013Papy Abedi def. Besam Yousef100/100
  8. 2012Cristiano Marcello def. Reza Madadi97/100
  9. 2011Darren Elkins def. Michihiro Omigawa78/100
  10. 2010Leonard Garcia def. Nam Phan96/100

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 · 201394/100
  2. #12Dennis Bermudez def. Max HollowayUFC · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · 201393/100
  3. #13Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · 201893/100
  4. #14Godofredo Pepey def. Milton VieiraUFC · UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping · 201392/100
  5. #15Benson Henderson def. Frankie EdgarUFC · UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II · 201292/100
  6. #16Yao Zhikui def. Nolan TicmanUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · 201591/100
  7. #17Phillipe Nover def. Yui Chul NamUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · 201591/100
  8. #18Sergio Moraes def. Tim MeansUFC · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · 201890/100
  9. #19Francis Carmont def. Tom LawlorUFC · UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · 201290/100
  10. #20Sean Sherk def. Evan DunhamUFC · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 201090/100
  11. #21Jim Miller def. Joe LauzonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit · 201690/100
  12. #22Sean Strickland def. Luke BarnattUFC · UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · 201489/100
  13. #23Marcus LeVesseur def. Carlo PraterUFC · UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · 201289/100
  14. #24Zak Ottow def. Dwight GrantUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 · 201889/100
  15. #25Said Nurmagomedov def. Justin ScogginsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · 201888/100
  16. #26Thiago Alves def. Max GriffinUFC · UFC Fight Night · 201988/100
  17. #27Zhang Lipeng def. Sai WangUFC · UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway · 201488/100
  18. #28Beneil Dariush def. Michael JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · 201588/100
  19. #29Kiichi Kunimoto def. Richard WalshUFC · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · 201488/100
  20. #30Eryk Anders def. Gerald MeerschaertUFC · UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · 201987/100
  21. #31Raphael Assuncao def. Marlon MoraesUFC · UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · 201787/100
  22. #32Matthew Riddle def. Henry MartinezUFC · UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · 201287/100
  23. #33Melvin Guillard def. Jeremy StephensUFC · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 201087/100
  24. #34Fabio Maldonado def. Joey BeltranUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · 201386/100
  25. #35Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Marion ReneauUFC · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · 201686/100
  26. #36Volkan Oezdemir def. Aleksandar RakicUFC · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Jung · 201986/100
  27. #37Danielle Taylor def. Ham Seo HeeUFC · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson · 201685/100
  28. #38Russell Doane def. Marcus BrimageUFC · UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · 201485/100
  29. #39John Moraga def. Dustin OrtizUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · 201485/100
  30. #40Duane Ludwig def. Nick OsipczakUFC · UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami · 201084/100
  31. #41Benito Lopez def. Vince MoralesUFC · UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · 201984/100
  32. #42Alexander Volkov def. Timothy JohnsonUFC · UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2 · 201683/100
  33. #43Robbie Lawler def. Carlos ConditUFC · UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · 201683/100
  34. #44Cathal Pendred def. Sean SpencerUFC · UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · 201582/100
  35. #45Al Iaquinta def. Jorge MasvidalUFC · UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · 201582/100
  36. #46Brad Pickett def. Francisco RiveraUFC · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · 201682/100
  37. #47Kyle Noke def. Jonavin WebbUFC · UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt · 201582/100
  38. #48Lauren Murphy def. Barb HonchakUFC · UFC Fight Night: Montano vs Modafferi · 201781/100
  39. #49Phil Davis def. Lyoto MachidaUFC · UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie · 201381/100
  40. #50Yancy Medeiros def. John MakdessiUFC · UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · 201581/100
  41. #51Joe Ellenberger def. James MoontasriUFC · UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · 201480/100
  42. #52Jack Marshman def. John PhillipsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · 201980/100
  43. #53Jarred Brooks def. Eric SheltonUFC · UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 · 201780/100
  44. #54Michelle Waterson-Gomez def. Cortney CaseyUFC · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · 201880/100
  45. #55Andrei Arlovski def. Brendan SchaubUFC · UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · 201480/100
  46. #56Alexander Hernandez def. Francisco TrinaldoUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · 201980/100
  47. #57Ji Yeon Kim def. Justine KishUFC · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Brunson 2 · 201879/100
  48. #58Benson Henderson def. Josh ThomsonUFC · UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · 201479/100
  49. #59Ashley Yoder def. Amanda CooperUFC · UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez · 201879/100
  50. #60Warlley Alves def. Alan JoubanUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · 201478/100
  51. #61Maurice Greene def. Jeff HughesUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos · 201978/100
  52. #62Jake Matthews def. Bojan VelickovicUFC · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura · 201778/100
  53. #63Volkan Oezdemir def. Ovince Saint PreuxUFC · UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie · 201778/100
  54. #64Casey Kenney def. Ray BorgUFC · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje · 201978/100
  55. #65Rogerio Nogueira def. Jason BrilzUFC · UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans · 201078/100
  56. #66Akira Corassani def. Andy OgleUFC · UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · 201278/100
  57. #67Darren Elkins def. Michihiro OmigawaUFC · UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · 201178/100
  58. #68Nick Ring def. Riki FukudaUFC · UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · 201178/100
  59. #69Yves Jabouin def. Dustin PagueUFC · UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson · 201378/100
  60. #70Francis Carmont def. Lorenz LarkinUFC · UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 201378/100
  61. #71Rafael Dos Anjos def. Evan DunhamUFC · UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold · 201378/100
  62. #72Alejandro Perez def. Andre SoukhamthathUFC · UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno · 201777/100
  63. #73Kai Kara-France def. Raulian PaivaUFC · UFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva · 201977/100
  64. #74Demetrious Johnson def. Miguel TorresUFC · UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill · 201177/100
  65. #75Tim Boetsch def. Hector LombardUFC · UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · 201277/100
  66. #76Frankie Saenz def. Merab DvalishviliUFC · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Ortega · 201777/100
  67. #77Karl Roberson def. Wellington TurmanUFC · UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · 201976/100
  68. #78Francisco Trinaldo def. Norman ParkeUFC · UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · 201576/100
  69. #79Quinton Jackson def. Lyoto MachidaUFC · UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · 201076/100
  70. #80Milana Dudieva def. Elizabeth PhillipsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos · 201476/100
  71. #81Claudio Silva def. Leon EdwardsUFC · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · 201475/100
  72. #82Alessio Di Chirico def. Julian MarquezUFC · The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · 201875/100
  73. #83Gray Maynard def. Nate DiazUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz · 201075/100
  74. #84Raphael Assuncao def. TJ DillashawUFC · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · 201375/100
  75. #85Kevin Holland def. Alessio Di ChiricoUFC · UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs The Korean Zombie · 201975/100
  76. #86Liz Carmouche def. Lauren MurphyUFC · UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · 201575/100
  77. #87Paul Felder def. Edson BarbozaUFC · UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier · 201974/100
  78. #88Andre Fili def. Dennis BermudezUFC · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Brunson 2 · 201874/100
  79. #89Brian Ebersole def. Claude PatrickUFC · UFC 140: Jones vs Machida · 201174/100
  80. #90Hatsu Hioki def. George RoopUFC · UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · 201174/100
  81. #91Clay Harvison def. Justin EdwardsUFC · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · 201174/100
  82. #92Clint Hester def. Antonio Braga NetoUFC · UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · 201473/100
  83. #93Shamil Gamzatov def. Klidson AbreuUFC · UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs Kattar · 201973/100
  84. #94Felipe Colares def. Domingo PilarteUFC · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · 201973/100
  85. #95Blagoy Ivanov def. Ben RothwellUFC · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos · 201973/100
  86. #96Joaquim Silva def. Nazareno MalegarieUFC · UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · 201573/100
  87. #97Georges St-Pierre def. Johny HendricksUFC · UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · 201373/100
  88. #98Josh Koscheck def. Mike PierceUFC · UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · 201273/100
  89. #99Johny Hendricks def. Mike PierceUFC · UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz · 201172/100
  90. #100Hannah Cifers def. Polyana VianaUFC · UFC 235: Jones vs Smith · 201972/100

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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 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.