What is a 10-8 round?

[RafaelDosSantos]

Enlighten me pls.

 

[Sonny Qc]

when a fighter gets completely outclass during a round?

maybe get's drop a few times.

Or spend 5 minutes on his back eating punches in the face.

Idk TS...

 

[Rvd Slmr]

"a round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round."

This is the official definition from the unified rules and, yes, it is widely open to interpretation.

 

[Unsurprised Diaz]

It is open to interpretation

 

[Bacco]

Enlighten me pls.

Is the failure of a 10-numbers system that actually use just 3 numbers

 

[Candy Routure]

It's when one fighter is awarded 10 points, and the other 8.

 

[Roca]

it's more rare than a fucking unicorn according some of these judges

 

[007]

I would say if you only get few punches in or taken down more then half round and can not do anything from your back you scored a 8

 

[Kimo Taktarov]

"a round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round."

This is the official definition from the unified rules and, yes, it is widely open to interpretation.

people used to call these 10-8s "unicorns"... but it seems that they´re not so rare.. watch this score-card, or the Davis-McG´s one (correct me if Im wrong).. full of 10-8s..

see.. there are written rules.. and there is the way those rules are read, like every law.

The Commission, I believe, sends directives to the judges, about how to understand these rules (see Big John´s recent interview about the recent changes, last week).

The way I understand it (not sayin this is the official way). 10-8 should be a dominant round, with a clear near-ending-fight factor.

10-7s really should be unicorns, has to be a ridiculous dominant round, perhaps like in the Weidman-Rockhold fight...

 

[Gabkicks]

Every round of the Brock Lesnar vs Heath Herring fight is a perfect example of 10-8 rounds.

Khabib vs Johnson round 2 is a solid 10-8 as well, maybe even a 10-7.

 

[knock_you_out]

Complete dominance, with either striking, grappling or both, for MOST of the round. So, if a fighter gets dropped once or twice then swarmed on and almost finished, then recovers or the bell rings, and the whole thing lasts a minute or less, that's still a 10-9 round.

 

[VitorReem]

I think in mma it's completely dominating start to finish with the other fighter having no offense at all

 

[Aquabot]

Maynard vs Edgar 2 - round 1 is a prime example.

 

[mon]

Every round of the Brock Lesnar vs Heath Herring fight is a perfect example of 10-8 rounds.

Khabib vs Johnson round 2 is a solid 10-8 as well, maybe even a 10-7.

Including 10-8 for the ref for his smooth striking....

10-8 seems to be defended for some but never for others

 

[WinZip]

10-8 rounds are rounds that are completely one-sided. It's mostly used when a fighter keeps the other one on the ground with no offensive output, or if numerous knockdowns happen in a round and go unanswered. As others have said, it's open to interpretation, but if the round is relatively competitive (even if there's a clear winner), it's a 10-9. If one fighter does basically nothing (other than have their ass kicked), it's a 10-8. If one fighter is completely humiliated and could have had the fight stopped more than once, it's a 10-7, though I don't think those happen ever (even when they should).

 

[WinZip]

Maynard vs Edgar 2 - round 1 is a prime example.

This is a perfect example. Maynard completely destroys Edgar that round, but he couldn't seal the deal. Edgar did enough to survive, if just barely.

 

[VuvuzelaBzz]

Starting January 1st 2017:

A 10 – 8 Round in MMA is where one fighter wins the round by a large margin.

A 10 – 8 round in MMA is not the most common score a judge will render, but it is absolutely essential to the evolution of the sport and the fairness to the fighters that judges understand and effectively utilize the score of 10 – 8. A score of 10 – 8 does not require a fighter to dominate their opponent for 5 minutes of a round. The score of 10 – 8 is utilized by the judge when the judge sees verifiable results on the part of both or either fighter. If a fighter has little to no offensive output during a 5 minute round, it should be normal for the judge to award the losing fighter 8 points instead of 9. When assessing a score of 10-8, judges shall evaluate Damage, Dominance, and Duration and, if two of the 3 are assessed to have been present, a 10-8 score shall be considered. If all three are present, a 10-8 score shall be awarded.

Damage – A judge shall assess if a fighter damages their opponent significantly in the round, even though they may not have dominated the action. Damage includes visible evidence such as swellings and lacerations. Damage shall also be assessed when a fighter’s actions, using striking and/or grappling, lead to a diminishing of their opponents’ energy, confidence, abilities and spirit. All of these come as a direct result of damage. When a fighter is damaged with strikes, by lack of control and/or ability, this can create defining moments in the round and shall be assessed with great value.

Dominance – As MMA is an offensive based sport, dominance of a round can be seen in striking when the losing fighter is forced to continually defend, with no counters or reaction taken when openings present themselves. Dominance in the grappling phase can be seen by fighters taking dominant positions in the fight and utilizing those positions to attempt fight ending submissions or attacks. Merely holding a dominant position(s) shall not be a primary factor in assessing dominance. What the fighter does with those positions is what must be assessed.

Duration – Duration is defined by the time spent by one fighter effectively attacking and controlling their opponent, while the opponent offers little to no offensive output. A judge shall assess duration by recognizing the relative time in a round when one fighter takes and maintains full control of the effective offense. This can be assessed both standing and grounded.

 

[george14]

Round 1 of Whittaker-Romero.