How undervalued are knockdowns nowadays?

[2004 account]

It seems that knockdowns aren’t worth much anymore seeing that fighters can legitimately drop their opponent multiple times in a match while not getting knockdowned themselves and still lose the round/fight.

What is happening? Shouldn’t mma judging reward these feats more heavily?

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Pride scoring system or a bust

 

[Which Doctor]

It seems like 50% of the time a knockdown stops the fight nowadays.

Early stoppage loss for Miocic comes to mind right off the bat.

 

[ChumpyKiwi]

Yeah it's weird. I mean, didn't they change the rules so that damage wins you rounds? I am one of the people who thought Romero won the second fight btw

 

[tjnickels]

I think the new system counts them worth more, and in theory makes 10-8s a lot more likely. Problem is the Athletic commissions are nuts, and half of them are going off the old judging system. It literally drives me nuts to hear this commission has not accepted the new unified rules, for lord knows why.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Early stoppage loss for Miocic comes to mind right off the bat.

lol what?
You think that was an early stoppage? That was a life saving event

 

[TheRassler]

every knockdown should equal 3 takedowns.

 

[Erocthadon]

It seems like 50% of the time a knockdown stops the fight nowadays.

Early stoppage loss for Miocic comes to mind right off the bat.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

every knockdown should equal 3 takedowns.

If you knock down a staller, it should be worth 4.

 

[Thesnake101]

It depends on how hurt the guy was and what he did in the round.

I don't particularly mind it so long as they guy that got dropped wasn't in danger of getting finished or had more success for the better part of the round.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

It seems that knockdowns aren’t worth much anymore seeing that fighters can legitimately drop their opponent multiple times in a match while not getting knockdowned themselves and still lose the round/fight.

What is happening? Shouldn’t mma judging reward these feats more heavily?

I'm not sure this is rally an issue. Can you name a few recent fights where a fighter had a knockdown in a round but lost that round?

 

[Which Doctor]

lol what?
You think that was an early stoppage? That was a life saving event

Robbery

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Robbery

It's ok Stipe, you'll bounce back soon enough

 

[Miiiiiiighty]

Robbery

He was still alive ! Early stoppage !!!

 

[Thug Rose]

knockdowns are irrelevant. mma involves both standup and ground fighting. it just means the fight continues in a different position. damage is what matters.

 

[whaleshark]

1st knockdown should win the fight