Not to be confused with a majority opinion, a legal concept.
A majority decision (MD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking. In a majority decision, two of the three judges agree on which fighter won the match, while the third judge indicates that neither fighter won (i.e., a "draw").[1]
In boxing, each of the three judges allocates a score (round by round) for each fighter. If all scheduled rounds are completed (i.e., no knockout (technical included)), each judge totals the points for all rounds. If the same fighter scores more points than the other on two of the judges' scorecards, but the third judge scored equally for both fighters (a draw), the official victory is awarded to the agreed-upon (by a 2 to 1 'majority') fighter. If all judges rule for the same boxer, the decision is referred to as a unanimous decision.
The majority decision is frequently confused with the term split decision, but they are not the same. A split decision occurs when two judges pick the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge decides that the opposite fighter won. On very rare occasions, two judges vote for a draw while the third chooses a winner—this is a majority draw.
A majoritydecision (MD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others...
scores for the other competitor. A split decision is different from a majoritydecision. A majoritydecision occurs when two judges pick the same competitor...
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outcomes including stoppages. Unanimous decision should not be confused with a majoritydecision or split decision. In the early days of combat fighting...
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attendance. On 15 October, the results were corrected from majoritydecision to a unanimous decision victory to Fury due to judge Rafael Ramos, who had previously...
law, a majority opinion is a judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court. A majority opinion sets forth the decision of the...
class, while not referring to the decision process called majority rule. Majority rule is a belief that the majority community should be able to rule a...
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ruled a majoritydecision draw after the first three rounds, with one judge scoring the bout 30–29 for Ono. He was awarded the majoritydecision after an...
via unanimous decision: all three judges scored the bout 57–56 in Fury's favor. The result was originally announced as a majoritydecision, with judge Rafael...
Trinidad was ultimately awarded a majoritydecision. The judges scorecards came under question after the decision. Fans and boxing analysts called for...
Richard Commey. In his final fight of the year, He won the fight by a majoritydecision, with scores of 40–36, 38–38 and 39–37. Walsh faced Jeremiah Yeager...
concurrent majority, supermajority rules or consensus democracy. Abandonment of rationality: when, as Tocqueville remembered, a decision "which bases...
major factor in the decision to disband the organization. Falwell offered an optimistic public opinion about the Moral Majority's dissolution. Disbanding...
rematch by majoritydecision. Pereira was deducted one point in round 4 due to repeated clinching, which was seen by many as a controversial decision by the...
Titan FC Welterweight Champion Michael Graves. He won the fight via majoritydecision. In the semifinals, Usman faced off against long-time veteran and...
Harvey Dock) by Garcia during the 12 round contest, and lost via majority-decision. One judge scored the bout 112-112 but was overruled by scores of...
contested again at welterweight, at UFC 202. Diaz lost the rematch via majoritydecision. The contest was once again awarded Fight of the Night honors. At...
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