UFC BJJ Rules And Scoring

Time Limits

Regulation Bouts

• Each regulation bout shall consist of three rounds. All rounds excluding the final round, shall be accompanied by a rest period.

Round Definition

• Each round shall be scheduled for a five-minute duration.

Rest Period Definition

• Each rest period shall be scheduled for a one-minute duration and begin immediately following the end of the previously scheduled round.

Illegal Techniques

• Striking of any kind
• Gouging of the eyes
• Intentionally putting your fingers into any orifice of your opponent
• Grabbing of the ears
• Intentional pulling of the hair
• Twisting or holding any less than four fingers or toes
• Intentional scratching, pinching, or biting
• Intentional grabbing, squeezing or putting pressure on the groin area
• Intentional grabbing or holding of competitors clothing to include your own
• Slamming, excluding a slamming technique used as a method of escaping a fully applied submission
• Pulling of the guard position that does not result in immediate initiation of action with your opponent

Officials

Referee

• The referee is the sole arbiter of the bout. The referee shall designate negative points, assign cautions, warnings, positional resets, disqualifications, start and stop the bout.

Judges

• The Judges shall determine the winner of each round utilizing the scoring criteria and assign a point value to each athlete using the 10-Point Must scoring system.

Scoring Criteria

• Each round shall be judged individually using a 10-Point Must scoring system. Under the 10- Point Must scoring system, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and 9 points or less must be awarded to their opponent.
• The following scoring criteria shall be utilized by the judges when scoring each round: 10-9. A round shall be scored as a 10-9 round when an athlete wins by a close margin.
• 10-8. A round shall be scored as a 10-8 round when an athlete is overwhelmingly dominant throughout the round.
• 10-7. A round shall be scored a 10-7 round when an athlete is completely dominant throughout the round, to include near-bout ending sequences.

Judging Criteria

Judging criteria shall be ranked in order of the highest value to the lowest, the judges shall apply the following judgement criteria.

• Initiation of Bout Ending Techniques: Effective submission attempts which require meaningful defense shall be given the highest value.
• Initiation of Action: Effective execution of offensive techniques such as takedowns, guard passes, sweeps which further the progression towards bout ending techniques, shall be awarded the second highest value.
• Duration of Control: The athlete who effectively controls the position and pace of the bout shall be awarded the third highest value.