The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the world's premier mixed martial arts promotion. This hub covers fight breakdowns, divisional rankings, card previews and recaps, and the tactics and storylines that define the sport — analysis over hype.
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Show money, win money, the sponsorship tier nobody explains, and bonuses that just doubled. A clear breakdown of every way a UFC fighter earns — and why the end of pay-per-view rewrites the top of the pay scale.
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For thirteen years UFC rankings were a media vote. In June 2026 they became an Elo model built with Meta. Here is how each system works, what the model counts, and why neither one decides who fights for a belt.
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How UFC scoring works: the 10-point must system, the official ABC criteria that put damage first, and why controversial decisions happen more often than you think.
UFC bouts use the 10-point must system: judges score each round, awarding 10 points to the winner and usually 9 or fewer to the loser, based on effective striking, grappling, control, and aggression.