Are you allowed to punch someone in the back in UFC?

[GuanoApes]

Are you? I don’t believe you’re allowed to hit anyone in the spine. Don’t see that many back shots in UFC..

 

[mooseman17]

No you can't

 

[El Fernas]

No you can't

/Thread.

 

[Rehydrated Dos Anjos]

Hard to punch someone's back when they are facing you face to face and even if you do take their back on the ground, I'm pretty sure hits to the head end the fight faster. Anyways it's not even allowed so why bother man.

 

[GuanoApes]

No you can't

I remember Baroni was whaling on Evan Tanners kidneys at UFC 48. I’d consider that the back.

Sounds like you can hit the back, just not the spine.

EDIT: It was Baroni-Matt Lindland at UFC 41.

 

[JarlSkuld]

Specifically that - you are not allowed to attack the spine (not "the back"). You could, in theory, aim strikes at the should blades. But why you would want to do that, I can't fathom.

Jarl

 

[Source]

Are you? I don’t believe you’re allowed to hit anyone in the spine. Don’t see that many back shots in UFC..

Jesus Christ have you ever even watched a fight?

 

[BROWNPRIDE]

Illegal

 

[Source]

No you can't

Wrong, not allowed to attack the spine.

 

[DeathByBeer]

If they are in the seat ahead of you and constantly boo or do that goofy chant then yes, yes you can.

 

[armlessleg]

Are you? I don’t believe you’re allowed to hit anyone in the spine. Don’t see that many back shots in UFC..

FoulsEdit
As set out by the Association of Boxing Commissions:[8]

• Grabbing the fence
• Holding opponent’s shorts or gloves
• Head-butting
• Biting or spitting at an opponent
• Hair pulling
• Fish-hooking
• Intentionally placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of an opponent
• Eye gouging of any kind
• Groin attacks
• Downward pointing of elbow strikes (see 12-6 elbow)
• Small joint manipulation
• Strikes to the spine or back of the head or anything behind the ears (see Rabbit punch)
• Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
• Clawing, pinching, twisting the flesh
• Kicking the head of a grounded opponent (see Soccer kick)
• Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent
• Stomping an opponent on the ground
• Swearing or offensive language in the cage
• Any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to opponent
• Attacking an opponent during a break
• Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee
• Timidity (avoiding contact, consistent dropping of mouthpiece, or faking an injury)
• Interference from a mixed martial artist's cornerman
• Flagrant disregard of the referee’s instructions
• Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his or her head or neck (see Piledriver)
• Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat

From wikipedia

 

[Mrs. Alvey]

Not the spine. Refs explain it as if someone was wearing headphones. Nothing behind the headphones and imagine a skunk stripe down the back. All off limits. You could strike liver or kidneys in the back, just no spine shots. Nothing to the back of the head.

 

[Corleone187]

can you do a back rake?

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

Chicken boned people are fried up and consumed by Dana White and crew b4 they can be exposed

 

[mooseman17]

I remember Baroni was whaling on Evan Tanners kidneys at UFC 48. I’d consider that the back.

Sounds like you can hit the back, just not the spine.

I dont think you can attack the kidneys anymore.

 

[Workaholic]

Yes but not the spine or back of the head

 

[JayJayFrench]

Swearing and cursing in the cage is ahead of spiking an opponent on their head. Cool.

 

[MadDogMahoney]

Ineffective a lot of the time and you can't land strikes to the spine, as ppl ITT have described.

Thpinal.

 

[MadDogMahoney]

You can hit it from the back, but that's different daddy.

 

[JayJayFrench]

You can hit it from the back, but that's different daddy.

I like this. I chuckled.