# Question about boxing/MMA scoring
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-boxing-mma-scoring/360014
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 9, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-boxing-mma-scoring/360014 "2006-06-09T03:22:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-boxing-mma-scoring/360014/1 "2006-06-09T03:22:37Z")
As I understand it, boxing and MMA (at least the UFC) has a ten point must score system. The winner of a round gets ten points and the other fighter gets nine or less. It’s unclear to me whether the winner is determined by the number of rounds won or the number of points scored. Also wondering about a situation in which a fighter for whatever reason is docked a point by the referee. Which I guess would be answered depending on whether it’s points or rounds that determine the winner.
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### Author:  [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2006, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-boxing-mma-scoring/360014/2 "2006-06-09T05:40:59Z")
It’s scored by the round, which are scored by points.
[Link](http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=LearnUFC.Rules) to the rest of the rules.
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### Author:  [@WonJohnSoup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonJohnSoup)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2006, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-boxing-mma-scoring/360014/3 "2006-06-09T06:22:31Z")
It’s by points. And yes, one big reason they’re ten points each is because points can be deducted for fouls like low-blows. So the guy who’s winning can actually drop himself back down by avoiding the fight to run out the clock, etc.