Failed takedowns should count for the fighter defending them, not reward the fighter repeatedly failing to get them.
Hernandez vs. Rodrigues is the perfect example of what’s wrong with MMA judging.
Hernandez was outstruck 243-111 on the feet and went 3-for-29 on takedowns. Rodrigues defended 26 takedown attempts while getting the better of him on the feet, in the clinch, and throughout the grappling exchanges.
Yet somehow, two judges only scored it 48-47 Rodrigues (I had it 49-45 with Round 2 a 10-8).
At some point, repeatedly failing to impose your game plan has to matter. Stuffing 26 takedowns is effective grappling. It shouldn’t be treated like nothing while the guy going 3-for-29 gets rewarded for “pressure.”
Absolutely atrocious judging.