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New Proposed MMA Judging System

The current system is based on a ten point must with judging being based on aggression, cage control, damage, striking and grappling.  I want to adjust the current system but keep it similar enough that it remains workable for our current judges.

Here is my proposal:

Keep the 10 points but award separate points for different categories.  I have paired up the similar or overlapping categories and narrowed it down to three.  Aggression and Cage Control now is one category worth 10 points, Damage is separated into it’s own category for 10 points, and Striking and Grappling are paired into a Combat category for 10 points.

You would award 10 points to the winner of the category and 9 or less to the loser. If a fighter is caught in a submission and is saved by the bell it would come under damage.  If a fighter completely dominates his opponent and has him in serious trouble it would come under damage if you wanted to award a 10-8 round.  The other categories scored

would still be 10-9.  If you have a Striker and a Grappler it is who dominated the round that is a
warded the 10 Combat points.  Striker vs. Striker or Grappler against Grappler it is who was more effective that is awarded the 10 Combat points.

Making this even more simplified I have broken it into what I
call the ADC.

These are the categories for judging boxes A=Aggression, D=Damage, and C=Combat (covers any style of fighting).  This allows the boxes to have a reminder headline for scoring that is simple.

Depending on the state the totaling up of the score and point deductions can be left to the Scorekeeper or Commission representative and not the judges.

Thank you for your consideration,

Kim Winslow

Now listen to Kim explain what went down after her proposal:

MMA2DAY SHOW interview with MMA’s first female referee Kim Winslow: