62:
At the end of the bout, each judge will tally the scores to determine which fighter had won, if any, according to the judge's tally; a fighter that "won" a majority of rounds usually emerges with more points. If a fighter ends up with a higher number of points, that fighter "won" on that judge's
368:(KO): It occurs when a fighter falls to the ground legally due to strikes, and does not answer the referee's count. A referee can immediately call a knockout without counting if they have determined strikes have rendered a fighter unconscious, and/or otherwise unable to respond to the count.
420:
A technical submission is ruled when the referee or doctor stops the fight because a fighter is unable to continue in combat. This usually happens if a submission move renders a fighter unconscious before they can submit, or if they suffer an injury due to a submission
406:: It happens when a bout is stopped short of knockout or judges' decision because, intentionally, one or both contestants have repeatedly flagrantly fouled an opponent or violated other rules. The disqualified boxer automatically loses the bout to the opponent.
371:
A technical knockout (TKO) occurs when the referee stops a fight because they have determined one of the fighters can no longer meaningfully defend themselves, or has sustained damage that renders them unable to meaningfully defend
67:; in championship fights, the champion usually retains the title in a draw, if not, it is "vacated" - the title belongs to no fighter and is vacant. The scores do not necessarily have to be identical in unanimous decisions.
35:
or other finish, in which the (usually) three judges' scorecards are consulted to determine the winner; a majority of judges must agree on a result. The judges' result can either award a win, loss, or draw.
54:
award the fighter whom they judged as having "won the round" ten points, while the other fighter receives nine points or fewer. If a judge feels that there was no clear winner in a round, they must award
47:
If a fight reaches the time limit with no finish, the outcome of fight is decided based on the judges' scorecards. In most professional boxing and mixed martial arts fights, there are three judges.
380:: It happens when a fight has to be stopped because of a headbutt. If the fight has exceeded a certain number of rounds, the judges' scorecards can be used to determine a winner, as above.
400:: It happens when, during any rest period between rounds, a boxer refuses to continue or their corner pulls them out, thereby forcing the referee to call an end to the fight.
448:
63:
scorecard. A fighter has to "win" on at least two scorecards to win the fight. If neither fighter "won" on at least two scorecards, the match is a
194:
59:
fighters ten points. This does not include point deductions from referees; rounds where neither fighter scores ten points can occur.
39:
If no judges are in attendance for scoring and the fight reaches the time limit with no finish, the fight goes to no decision.
594:
589:
441:
235:
274:
434:
394:: It is used to describe a fight that ends for external reasons, which does not result in a win, a loss or a draw.
311:
386:: It occurs when the judges' can not determine a winner when the fight goes to the scorecards due to a headbutt.
76:
In the table below, the bout is fought by fighters from the blue and red corners and no knockouts occurred.
568:
558:
414:
391:
155:
32:
548:
403:
417:: It happens when a fighter gives in to the opponent. The fighter who gives in loses the fight.
409:
In double disqualifications the result is usually declared a no contest regardless of round.
8:
553:
527:
517:
476:
377:
346:
145:
497:
481:
397:
184:
563:
522:
507:
383:
225:
532:
336:
583:
502:
426:
301:
20:
350:
512:
341:
306:
269:
264:
64:
471:
365:
28:
27:
is a result of the fight or bout that does not end in a
581:
456:
442:
449:
435:
195:Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III
16:Combat sports results determined by judges
582:
430:
236:Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather
82:
13:
359:
275:Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis
14:
606:
50:In a "ten-point system", a judge
312:Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins
340:
323:
320:
317:
305:
283:
280:
268:
251:
161:
113:
1:
595:Sports rules and regulations
590:Boxing rules and regulations
241:
200:
188:
169:
164:
106:
98:
7:
286:
246:
229:
210:
205:
149:
130:
125:
120:
99:
10:
611:
458:Decisions in combat sports
398:Referee technical decision
156:Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker
70:
42:
541:
490:
464:
94:
91:
88:
85:
83:Judges' scorecards winner
554:Newspaper decision
528:Unanimous decision
518:Technical decision
491:Judges' scorecards
477:Technical knockout
378:Technical decision
146:Unanimous decision
577:
576:
498:Majority decision
482:Corner retirement
357:
356:
185:Majority decision
602:
549:Disqualification
451:
444:
437:
428:
427:
404:Disqualification
289:
249:
244:
232:
213:
208:
203:
191:
190:Blue corner wins
172:
167:
152:
133:
128:
123:
111:
104:
86:Scorecards tally
80:
79:
610:
609:
605:
604:
603:
601:
600:
599:
580:
579:
578:
573:
564:Points decision
537:
486:
460:
455:
362:
360:Other decisions
287:
247:
242:
231:Red corner wins
230:
211:
206:
201:
189:
170:
165:
151:Red corner wins
150:
131:
126:
121:
107:
100:
73:
45:
17:
12:
11:
5:
608:
598:
597:
592:
575:
574:
572:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
545:
543:
539:
538:
536:
535:
533:Unanimous draw
530:
525:
523:Technical draw
520:
515:
510:
508:Split decision
505:
500:
494:
492:
488:
487:
485:
484:
479:
474:
468:
466:
462:
461:
454:
453:
446:
439:
431:
425:
424:
423:
422:
412:
411:
410:
401:
395:
389:
388:
387:
384:Technical draw
375:
374:
373:
361:
358:
355:
354:
344:
339:
337:Unanimous draw
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
315:
314:
309:
304:
299:
296:
293:
290:
285:
282:
278:
277:
272:
267:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
245:
239:
238:
233:
228:
226:Split decision
223:
220:
217:
214:
209:
204:
198:
197:
192:
187:
182:
179:
176:
173:
168:
163:
159:
158:
153:
148:
143:
140:
137:
134:
129:
124:
118:
117:
112:
105:
97:
96:
93:
90:
87:
84:
78:
77:
72:
69:
44:
41:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
607:
596:
593:
591:
588:
587:
585:
570:
567:
565:
562:
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557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
546:
544:
540:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
503:Majority draw
501:
499:
496:
495:
493:
489:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
469:
467:
463:
459:
452:
447:
445:
440:
438:
433:
432:
429:
419:
418:
416:
413:
408:
407:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
385:
382:
381:
379:
376:
370:
369:
367:
364:
363:
352:
348:
345:
343:
338:
335:
332:
329:
326:
316:
313:
310:
308:
303:
302:Majority draw
300:
297:
294:
291:
279:
276:
273:
271:
266:
263:
260:
257:
254:
240:
237:
234:
227:
224:
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218:
215:
199:
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186:
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119:
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81:
75:
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68:
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40:
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21:combat sports
457:
351:Rocky Juarez
114:
108:
101:
92:Fight result
61:
56:
51:
49:
46:
38:
24:
18:
372:themselves.
584:Categories
569:Submission
559:No contest
513:Split draw
415:Submission
392:No contest
347:Chris John
342:Tie (draw)
307:Tie (draw)
270:Tie (draw)
265:Split draw
33:submission
465:Knockouts
472:Knockout
366:Knockout
95:Example
89:Decision
29:knockout
25:decision
71:Summary
43:Scoring
542:Other
421:move.
349:vs.
324:draw
321:draw
318:draw
284:draw
281:draw
252:draw
243:Blue
202:Blue
171:Blue
166:Blue
162:draw
115:Draw
109:Blue
65:draw
57:both
52:must
23:, a
288:Red
248:Red
212:Red
207:Red
132:Red
127:Red
122:Red
102:Red
19:In
586::
353:I
31:,
450:e
443:t
436:v
333:3
330:0
327:0
298:2
295:0
292:1
261:1
258:1
255:1
222:0
219:1
216:2
181:1
178:2
175:0
142:0
139:0
136:3
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