Many fans cringe at the thought of an MMA fight finishing without a winner. Saturday's epic heavyweight tilt between Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva may be an exception.

The two heavyweights fought tooth and nail for five rounds and when the dust settled, the verdict was a majority draw. In this case, the draw was due largely to two judges awarding Hunt a 10-8 score in the final round.

This was the sixth majority draw in the modern era of the UFC and twelfth draw in total. Interestingly, 3 of the 6 majority draws have been held in Australia - a country where the UFC has only held five events.

If all rounds are scored 10-9 in any fight, and there are no point deductions, a draw is impossible because of the odd number of rounds. With that in mind, the following table illustrates the primary cause behind each of the twelve draws in modern-UFC history.

Causes of Modern-Era UFC Draws *
Date	Event	Fight	Draw Type	Cause
Feb 28, 2003	UFC 41	BJ Penn vs. C. Uno	Split	10-10 round
Jun 6, 2003	UFC 43	V. White vs. I. Freeman	Split	10-10 round
Jul 7, 2007	UFC 73	R. Evans vs. T. Ortiz	Unanimous	Point Deduction
Nov 21, 2009	UFC 106	C. Uno vs. F. Camões	Majority	Point Deduction
Jan 11, 2010	UFN 20	T. Tavares vs. N. Lentz	Majority	Point Deduction
Oct 16, 2010	UFC 120	T. Browne vs. C. Kongo	Unanimous	Point Deduction
Dec 11, 2010	UFC 124	R. Natal vs. J. Bongfeldt	Majority	10-8 rounds
Jan 1, 2011	UFC 125	F. Edgar vs. G. Maynard	Split	10-8 round
Feb 27, 2011	UFC 127	J. Fitch vs. BJ Penn	Majority	10-8 rounds
Mar 3, 2012	UFC on FX 2	D. Johnson vs. I. McCall	Majority	10-8 & 10-10 rounds
Jun 23, 2012	UFC 147	F. Arantes vs. M. Vieira	Split	10-8 round
Dec 7, 2013	UFN 33	A. Silva vs. M. Hunt	Majority	10-8 rounds
* - As of December 8th, 2013

Notes

• Caol Uno and BJ Penn have both been involved in two UFC draws.
• Ken Shamrock fought to two time-limit draws in SEG-era UFC fights.
• There was only 1 UFC draw between June 6, 2003 and November 20, 2009.
• 25% of draws have occurred in 5-round fights.
• A 10-10 round hasn't been the sole cause of a draw since White/Freeman on June 6, 2003.