Should defense be scored?

[NoBiasJustMMA]

It seems like your example is implying that one of the fighters has control of the fight. You can't lose if you control where there fight is.

I'm thinkin more of if fighter A gets stuffed and doesn't have any control of fighter B, then fighter Bs defense should be awarded somehow. Maybe half a point? I dunno.

It just seems off to me that a fighter can go 1/7 TD and win the round when 6 of those takedown were stuffed and the fighter that stopped the takedowns may have slightly more sig strikes landed.

Defense already affects the score, what you're asking for is for defense to affect the score twice as much as offense. People need to stop thinking of MMA scoring like it has a point system per action it doesn't. It's more of a sliding scale that is balanced when the fight starts and everything each fighter does offensively moves that balance in their favor; Defense slows how much the balance changes in favor of your opponent or can outright prevent it if it's something like a dodged strike or if a takedown is stopped and they immediately break(no clinch).

In your example I would score it for the guy who landed more strikes depending on if they happened in his favor 2/3 rounds because that is offense which is scored unlike defense.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

It doesn't matter. The point is that defense is scored.

I disagree. It is clearly stated in a very unclear way that defence/style is a scoring criteria. That is not scoring points. If I hit you 10 times in a round and you hit me 10 times exactly the same ie now power shots etc. The judges could give you the round if you only threw those 10 punches but I threw 30 based on you making me miss. They can also give me the round for being the aggressor. Its 100% subjective with no direction. Meaning nothing states that defence is scored before aggression for example.

There is no way a round is scored for a fighter who doesn't throw a single punch unless the opponent doesn't land a single punch. But again there is nothing in the scoring criteria directing judges that the defence wins. Its all about what do you like better. That is not scoring points.

MMA is clear as to what is judged and Defence is not scored other than not getting hit means you can hit your opponent more times than you get hit.

MMA is scored based on and in order of:
Striking
Grappling
Aggression
Octagon Control

Rampage's aggression beat Machida's Octagon Control if you consider his elusiveness "Control".
Go watch Rampage vs Machida. Rampage won on aggression.

 

[johnmangala]

I disagree. It is clearly stated in a very unclear way that defence/style is a scoring criteria. That is not scoring points. If I hit you 10 times in a round and you hit me 10 times exactly the same ie now power shots etc. The judges could give you the round if you only threw those 10 punches but I threw 30 based on you making me miss. They can also give me the round for being the aggressor. Its 100% subjective with no direction. Meaning nothing states that defence is scored before aggression for example.

There is no way a round is scored for a fighter who doesn't throw a single punch unless the opponent doesn't land a single punch. But again there is nothing in the scoring criteria directing judges that the defence wins. Its all about what do you like better. That is not scoring points.

MMA is clear as to what is judged and Defence is not scored other than not getting hit means you can hit your opponent more times than you get hit.

MMA is scored based on and in order of:
Striking
Grappling
Aggression
Octagon Control

Rampage's aggression beat Machida's Octagon Control if you consider his elusiveness "Control".
Go watch Rampage vs Machida. Rampage won on aggression.

You're talking in hypotheticals while its stated in clear print that defense scores points. I'm not the only one who confirmed that they do in this thread.

I'm not talking MMA btw. Boxing scores defense not MMA.

 

[KillaZs]

No.

 

[The Finnish Flash]

No.

Yes.

 

[Megalodon]

No, defense is it's own reward.

Plus, how would you score something like a checked kick, it still hurts both fighters.

 

[wwkirk]

No.

A 12 week old bump. Impressive.

 

[infinite666]

Oh god no that would make judgeing e en harder and probobly more robberies