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DECISION DEFINITIONS
UNANIMOUS DECISION

All three judges score the fight in favour of the same fighter. This is the most common type of decision.

e.g.
Gustafsson vs. Rua

Sal D'Amato
ROUND Gustafsson Rua
1 10 9
2 10 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 30 27
Lester Griffin
ROUND Gustafsson Rua
1 10 9
2 10 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 30 27
Dave Hagen
ROUND Gustafsson Rua
1 10 9
2 10 9
3 10 8
TOTAL 30 26
SPLIT DECISION

Two judges score in favour of one fighter, but the third judge scores in favour of the other fighter.

e.g.
Bermudez vs. Holloway

Lester Griffin
ROUND Bermudez Holloway
1 9 10
2 10 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 29 28
Mark Smith
ROUND Bermudez Holloway
1 9 10
2 10 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 29 28
Tony Weeks
ROUND Bermudez Holloway
1 9 10
2 9 10
3 10 9
TOTAL 28 29
MAJORITY DECISION

Two judges score in favour of one fighter, but the third judge scores the fight a draw.

e.g.
Easton vs. Papazian

Jeff Blatnick
ROUND Easton Papazian
1 10 10
2 9 10
3 10 9
TOTAL 29 29
Sal D'Amato
ROUND Easton Papazian
1 10 9
2 10 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 30 27
Chris Lee
ROUND Easton Papazian
1 10 9
2 10 9
3 9 10
TOTAL 29 28
UNANIMOUS DRAW

All three judges score the fight a draw.

e.g.
Evans vs. Ortiz

Richard Bertrand
ROUND Evans Ortiz
1 9 10
2 9 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 28 28
Nelson Hamilton
ROUND Evans Ortiz
1 9 10
2 9 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 28 28
Cecil Peoples
ROUND Evans Ortiz
1 9 10
2 9 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 28 28
SPLIT DRAW

One judge scores the fight a draw and the other two judges score the fight for opposing fighters.

e.g.
Arantes vs. Vieira

Aaron Chatfield
ROUND Arantes Vieira
1 8 10
2 10 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 28 28
Howard Hughes
ROUND Arantes Vieira
1 9 10
2 9 10
3 10 9
TOTAL 28 29
Chris Watts
ROUND Arantes Vieira
1 9 10
2 10 9
3 10 9
TOTAL 29 28
MAJORITY DRAW

Two of the three judges score the fight a draw.

e.g.
Johnson vs. McCall

Sal D'Amato
ROUND Johnson McCall
1 10 9
2 10 9
3 8 10
TOTAL 28 28
Anthony Dimitriou
ROUND Johnson McCall
1 10 10
2 10 9
3 9 10
TOTAL 29 29
Kon Papaioannou
ROUND Johnson McCall
1 10 9
2 10 9
3 9 10
TOTAL 29 28

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