The judges' scorecards in Daron Cruickshank's split decision victory over Yves Edwards on Saturday night raised a few eyebrows amongst those watching the fight.
Two judges scored the fight 30-27 in favour of Cruickshank, yet the dissenting judge had Edwards sweeping all three rounds.
Not only was it the second decision of the evening in which the losing fighter garnered a 30-27 scorecard, but it was also only the fourth time in UFC history that all three judges submitted 30-27 scorecards for a split decision.
UFC Split Decisions with 30-27, 30-27 and 27-30 Scorecards * |
# |
Event |
Winner |
Loser |
30-27 Judges |
27-30 Judge |
Link |
1 | TUF 4 Finale | Serra | Lytle | Griffin, Rosales | Trowbridge | VIEW DECISION |
2 | UFC 103 | Marshall | Brilz | Basinger, Peoples | Lee | VIEW DECISION |
3 | UFC 155 | Varner | Guillard | Peoples, Smith | Byrd | VIEW DECISION |
4 | UFC on Fox 8 | Cruickshank | Edwards | Griffin, Hamada | Boehlke | VIEW DECISION |
* - As of July 30th, 2013
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