UFC 150 Henderson vs. Edgar 2

The odd thing is that if anyone had the "incorrect" score it was 2 of the judges not the one with the opposing view... which is why I think this decision is all the more unique/strange...

Yeah, like I said before; I'm not gonna debate the decision, because it was in fact a very close fight that could have gone either way. But how the hell can there be that much of a difference of opinion with the judges?
That's scary.

How did you personally have the fight scored?

I had it Edgar, 48-47.

Triggerman99 wrote:

Yeah, like I said before; I'm not gonna debate the decision, because it was in fact a very close fight that could have gone either way. But how the hell can there be that much of a difference of opinion with the judges?
That's scary.

I think this is because most judges HATE giving a 10-10 round (are they even allowed to?). When you are forced to pick a winner in a round that's truly a draw, you are left with the same random variation that could be expected from a small sample size of coin flips. I think if Judges were much more liberal with both 10-10 and 10-8 rounds, you would see more consistant judging.

Assuming I can score a round 10-10, I had it scored 49-48 for Edgar. If I am forced to pick a winner for each round, I could have scored it anywhere from 49-46 (edgar) to 48-47 (henderson) with equal probability.

I think they have to give a 10-9 round. But I think that they do need to use the 10-8 way more, a knock down combined with a typical 10-9 round should be a 10-8 IMO