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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
6,435
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1,907
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. 93/100
    Controversy
    #4
    Dan Moret def. Goiti Yamauchi
    BELLATORBellator 256: Bader vs Machida 2· Apr 9, 2021
    • 87% of 68 fan cards scored it for Goiti Yamauchi
    • 100% of 9 media scores picked Goiti Yamauchi
    • Judges: 28-29 (Bryan Miner), 29-28 (Douglas Crosby), 29-28 (Peter Rogers)
  4. 89/100
    Controversy
    #5
    Brent Primus def. Gleristone Santos
    BELLATORBellator 153: Koreshkov vs Henderson· Apr 22, 2016· Lightweight
    • 86% of 7 media scores picked Gleristone Santos
  5. 87/100
    Controversy
    #6
    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)
  6. 84/100
    Controversy
    #7
    Dave Jansen def. Ricardo Tirloni
    BELLATORBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 81· Nov 16, 2012· Lightweight
    • 80% of 5 media scores picked Ricardo Tirloni
  7. 84/100
    Controversy
    #8
    Patchy Mix def. Magomed Magomedov
    BELLATORBellator Champions Series Paris: Mix vs Magomedov 2· May 17, 2024· Bantamweight
    • 81% of 68 fan cards scored it for Magomed Magomedov
    • Judges: 48-47 (Hadi Mohamed Ali), 46-49 (David Peabody), 48-47 (Mark Collett)
  8. 78/100
    Controversy
    #9
    Kaytlin Neil def. Brooke Mayo
    BELLATORBellator 183: Henderson vs Freire· Sep 23, 2017· Women's Flyweight
    • 100% of 5 media scores picked Brooke Mayo
  9. 78/100
    Controversy
    #10
    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)

Most robbed fighters

Most robbed fighters

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

  1. 1Emmanuel Sanchez2 decisions78/100
  2. 2Michael Chandler2 decisions71/100
  3. 3Muhammed Lawal2 decisions66/100
  4. 4Adam Piccolotti1 decision100/100
  5. 5Melvin Manhoef1 decision97/100
  6. 6Diego Nunes1 decision96/100
  7. 7Goiti Yamauchi1 decision93/100
  8. 8Gleristone Santos1 decision89/100

Most gifted fighters

Handed the most wins the public scored against them.

  1. 1Benson Henderson2 decisions100/100
  2. 2Ryan Bader2 decisions57/100
  3. 3Phil Davis2 decisions56/100
  4. 4Rafael Carvalho1 decision97/100
  5. 5Matt Bessette1 decision96/100
  6. 6Dan Moret1 decision93/100
  7. 7Brent Primus1 decision89/100
  8. 8Doug Marshall1 decision87/100

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. 2024Patchy Mix def. Magomed Magomedov84/100
  2. 2023Nikita Mikhailov def. Darrion Caldwell76/100
  3. 2022Benson Henderson def. Islam Mamedov65/100
  4. 2021Dan Moret def. Goiti Yamauchi93/100
  5. 2020Jay-Jay Wilson def. Ty-wan Claxton69/100
  6. 2019Benson Henderson def. Adam Piccolotti100/100
  7. 2018Kristina Williams def. Emily Ducote61/100
  8. 2017Kaytlin Neil def. Brooke Mayo78/100
  9. 2016Rafael Carvalho def. Melvin Manhoef97/100
  10. 2014Matt Bessette def. Diego Nunes96/100
  11. 2013Doug Marshall def. Sultan Aliev87/100
  12. 2012Dave Jansen def. Ricardo Tirloni84/100

Full index

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

  1. #11Nikita Mikhailov def. Darrion CaldwellBELLATOR · Bellator 290: Bader vs Fedor 2 · 202376/100
  2. #12Grant Neal def. Karl AlbrektssonBELLATOR · Bellator 290: Bader vs Fedor 2 · 202374/100
  3. #13Ed Ruth def. Jason JacksonBELLATOR · Bellator 231: Mir vs Nelson 2 · 201974/100
  4. #14Diana Avsaragova def. Alejandra LaraBELLATOR · Bellator 290: Bader vs Fedor 2 · 202373/100
  5. #15Michael Page def. Douglas LimaBELLATOR · Bellator 267: Lima vs MVP 2 · 202172/100
  6. #16Ilima-Lei Macfarlane def. Kana WatanabeBELLATOR · Bellator 294: Carmouche vs Bennett 2 · 202372/100
  7. #17Eddie Alvarez def. Michael ChandlerBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 106 · 201371/100
  8. #18Jay-Jay Wilson def. Ty-wan ClaxtonBELLATOR · Bellator 242: Bandejas vs Pettis · 202069/100
  9. #19Quinton Jackson def. Muhammed LawalBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 120 · 201466/100
  10. #20Myles Jury def. Georgi KarakhanyanBELLATOR · Bellator 243: Chandler vs Henderson 2 · 202065/100
  11. #21Benson Henderson def. Islam MamedovBELLATOR · Bellator 273: Bader vs Moldavsky · 202265/100
  12. #22Desmond Green def. Mike RichmanBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 110 · 201465/100
  13. #23Will Brooks def. Michael ChandlerBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 120 · 201464/100
  14. #24Islam Mamedov def. Brent PrimusBELLATOR · Bellator 263: Pitbull vs McKee · 202161/100
  15. #25Kristina Williams def. Emily DucoteBELLATOR · Bellator 195: Caldwell vs Higo · 201861/100
  16. #26Fernando Gonzalez def. Gilbert SmithBELLATOR · Bellator 151: Warren vs Caldwell · 201661/100
  17. #27Jason Jackson def. Neiman GracieBELLATOR · Bellator 255: Pitbull vs Sanchez 2 · 202159/100
  18. #28Ryan Bader def. Valentin MoldavskyBELLATOR · Bellator 273: Bader vs Moldavsky · 202257/100
  19. #29Logan Storley def. Michael PageBELLATOR · Bellator 281: MVP vs Storley · 202257/100
  20. #30Phil Davis def. Muhammed LawalBELLATOR · Bellator 154: Davis vs Lawal · 201656/100
  21. #31Emmanuel Sanchez def. Justin LawrenceBELLATOR · Bellator 145: Vengeance · 201556/100
  22. #32Juan Archuleta def. Ricky BandejasBELLATOR · Bellator 214: Fedor vs Bader · 201956/100
  23. #33Josh Hill def. Cass BellBELLATOR · Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs Henderson · 202353/100
  24. #34John Douma def. Will SmithBELLATOR · Bellator 256: Bader vs Machida 2 · 202153/100
  25. #35Quinton Jackson def. Satoshi IshiiBELLATOR · Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 · 201653/100
  26. #36Cheick Kongo def. Vitaly MinakovBELLATOR · Bellator 215: Mitrione vs Kharitonov · 201952/100
  27. #37Juliana Velasquez def. Denise KielholtzBELLATOR · Bellator 262: Velasquez vs Kielholtz · 202152/100
  28. #38Ryan Bader def. Phil DavisBELLATOR · Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs Silva · 201750/100
  29. #39Cheick Kongo def. Vinicius QueirozBELLATOR · Bellator 150: Kongo vs Spartan · 201649/100
  30. #40Leah McCourt def. Dayana SilvaBELLATOR · Bellator 285: Henderson vs Queally · 202247/100
  31. #41Pedro Carvalho def. Mads BurnellBELLATOR · Bellator 285: Henderson vs Queally · 202247/100
  32. #42Mads Burnell def. Emmanuel SanchezBELLATOR · Bellator 263: Pitbull vs McKee · 202146/100
  33. #43Gegard Mousasi def. Alexander ShlemenkoBELLATOR · Bellator 185: Mousasi vs Shlemenko · 201743/100
  34. #44Vadim Nemkov def. Phil DavisBELLATOR · Bellator 209: Pitbull vs Sanchez · 201843/100
  35. #45Lorenz Larkin def. Andrey KoreshkovBELLATOR · Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs Larkin · 201942/100
  36. #46Emmanuel Sanchez def. Georgi KarakhanyanBELLATOR · Bellator 170: Sonnen vs Ortiz · 201742/100
  37. #47Raufeon Stots def. Danny SabatelloBELLATOR · Bellator 289: Stots vs Sabatello · 202241/100
  38. #48Gegard Mousasi def. Lyoto MachidaBELLATOR · Bellator 228: Pitbull vs Archuleta · 201941/100
  39. #49Phil Davis def. Lyoto MachidaBELLATOR · Bellator 245: Davis vs Machida 2 · 202041/100
  40. #50Patricky Freire def. Benson HendersonBELLATOR · Bellator 183: Henderson vs Freire · 201738/100
  41. #51Jake Hager def. Brandon CaltonBELLATOR · Bellator 250: Mousasi vs Lima · 202038/100
  42. #52Brian Moore def. Luca IovineBELLATOR · Bellator 291: Amosov vs Storley 2 · 202338/100
  43. #53Manny Muro def. Nick NewellBELLATOR · Bellator 231: Mir vs Nelson 2 · 201938/100
  44. #54Emmanuel Sanchez def. Henry CorralesBELLATOR · Bellator 143: Warren vs Davis · 201538/100
  45. #55Brent Primus def. Derek AndersonBELLATOR · Bellator 141: Guillard vs Girtz · 201538/100
  46. #56Karl Amoussou def. David GomezBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 117 · 201438/100
  47. #57Emmanuel Sanchez def. Daniel PinedaBELLATOR · Bellator 149: Shamrock vs Gracie · 201636/100
  48. #58Hannah Guy def. Valerie LouredaBELLATOR · Bellator 259: Cyborg vs Smith 2 · 202136/100
  49. #59Linton Vassell def. Tyrell FortuneBELLATOR · Bellator 271: Cyborg vs Kavanagh · 202135/100
  50. #60L.C. Davis def. Hideo TokoroBELLATOR · Bellator 135: Warren vs Galvao · 201535/100
  51. #61Sam Sicilia def. Derek CamposBELLATOR · Bellator 212: Primus vs Chandler 2 · 201833/100
  52. #62Bubba Jenkins def. Jordan ParsonsBELLATOR · Bellator 146: Kato vs Manhoef · 201533/100
  53. #63Lyoto Machida def. Rafael CarvalhoBELLATOR · Bellator 212: Primus vs Chandler 2 · 201831/100
  54. #64Daniel Weichel def. Saul RogersBELLATOR · Bellator 228: Pitbull vs Archuleta · 201931/100
  55. #65Corey Anderson def. Phil DavisBELLATOR · Bellator 297: Nemkov vs Romero · 202331/100
  56. #66Tito Ortiz def. Stephan BonnarBELLATOR · Bellator 131: Tito vs Bonnar · 201429/100
  57. #67Cat Zingano def. Leah McCourtBELLATOR · Bellator 293: Golm vs James · 202329/100
  58. #68Kana Watanabe def. Alejandra LaraBELLATOR · Bellator 255: Pitbull vs Sanchez 2 · 202128/100
  59. #69Yaroslav Amosov def. Logan StorleyBELLATOR · Bellator 252: Pitbull vs Carvalho · 202027/100
  60. #70Keri Taylor-Melendez def. Dakota ZimmermanBELLATOR · Bellator 206: Mousasi vs MacDonald · 201827/100
  61. #71Patchy Mix def. Kyoji HoriguchiBELLATOR · Bellator 278: Velasquez vs Carmouche · 202227/100
  62. #72Michael Page def. Fernando GonzalezBELLATOR · Bellator 165: Chandler vs Henderson · 201626/100
  63. #73Rafael Lovato Jr. def. Gegard MousasiBELLATOR · Bellator 223: Mousasi vs Lovato Jr. · 201926/100
  64. #74Fernando Gonzalez def. Karl AmoussouBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 122 · 201426/100
  65. #75Yves Landu def. Isao KobayashiBELLATOR · Bellator 301: Amosov vs Jackson · 202322/100
  66. #76Islam Mamedov def. Killys MotaBELLATOR · Bellator 301: Amosov vs Jackson · 202322/100
  67. #77Richie Smullen def. Piotr NiedzielskiBELLATOR · Bellator 291: Amosov vs Storley 2 · 202322/100
  68. #78Manny Muro def. Nate AndrewsBELLATOR · Bellator 278: Velasquez vs Carmouche · 202222/100
  69. #79Davion Franklin def. Said SowmaBELLATOR · Bellator 274: Gracie vs Storley · 202222/100
  70. #80Valerie Loureda def. Taylor TurnerBELLATOR · Bellator 271: Cyborg vs Kavanagh · 202122/100
  71. #81Henry Corrales def. Brandon GirtzBELLATOR · Bellator 250: Mousasi vs Lima · 202022/100
  72. #82Juliana Velasquez def. Alejandra LaraBELLATOR · Bellator 212: Primus vs Chandler 2 · 201822/100
  73. #83Josh San Diego def. Joe NealBELLATOR · Bellator 206: Mousasi vs MacDonald · 201822/100
  74. #84Joe Taimanglo def. Joe WarrenBELLATOR · Bellator 195: Caldwell vs Higo · 201822/100
  75. #85A.J. Matthews def. Kendall GroveBELLATOR · Bellator 193: Larkin vs Gonzalez · 201822/100
  76. #86Rafael Carvalho def. Joe SchillingBELLATOR · Bellator 136: Brooks vs Jansen · 201522/100
  77. #87Tony Johnson Jr. def. Alexander VolkovBELLATOR · Bellator 136: Brooks vs Jansen · 201522/100
  78. #88Emanuel Newton def. Attila VéghBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 113 · 201422/100
  79. #89Michael Page def. Paul DaleyBELLATOR · Bellator 215: Mitrione vs Kharitonov · 201920/100
  80. #90Fabian Edwards def. Gegard MousasiBELLATOR · Bellator 296: Mousasi vs Edwards · 202320/100
  81. #91Phil Davis def. Yoel RomeroBELLATOR · Bellator 266: Davis vs Romero · 202119/100
  82. #92Fabian Edwards def. Aaron JefferyBELLATOR · Bellator Champions Series Belfast: Anderson vs Moore · 202416/100
  83. #93Henry Corrales def. Akhmed MagomedovBELLATOR · Bellator 290: Bader vs Fedor 2 · 202316/100
  84. #94Emanuel Newton def. Mikhail ZayatsBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 94 · 201316/100
  85. #95Andrey Koreshkov def. Lyman GoodBELLATOR · BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 82 · 201216/100
  86. #96Michael Chandler def. Benson HendersonBELLATOR · Bellator 165: Chandler vs Henderson · 201615/100
  87. #97Derek Anderson def. Patricky FreireBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 98 · 201313/100
  88. #98Alexander Shlemenko def. Brett CooperBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 98 · 201313/100
  89. #99Dave Jansen def. Marcin HeldBELLATOR · Bellator MMA: Bellator 93 · 201313/100
  90. #100Gegard Mousasi def. Douglas LimaBELLATOR · Bellator 250: Mousasi vs Lima · 202013/100

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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.