This Saturday Rosas Jr. vs Barcelos · Meta APEX Las Vegas, NV United States See this week's picks →
FightIQ · UFC stats · UFC split decision rate by year (1995–2026)

UFC split decision rate by year (1995–2026)

In 1995, 0% of UFC fights were split decisions. In 2026 it is 6%. The high is 13% in 2024; the low 0% in 1995.

How often the judges disagree — split decisions as a share of all UFC fights.
Computed from 8,673 fights · 31 years · 2 withheld under 30 fights (50 bouts) · updated 20 September 2026
Split decision rate by year31 bars. Highest: 2024 at 13% from 513 fights. The table below carries every value.0%4%8%11%15%1995: 0% (32 fights)19951996: 3% (36 fights)1997: 3% (38 fights)19971999: 5% (42 fights)2000: 2% (42 fights)20002001: 0% (39 fights)2002: 0% (52 fights)20022003: 3% (39 fights)2004: 5% (39 fights)20042005: 4% (79 fights)2006: 6% (158 fights)20062007: 5% (169 fights)2008: 7% (201 fights)20082009: 12% (213 fights)2010: 10% (250 fights)20102011: 7% (295 fights)2012: 10% (333 fights)20122013: 12% (376 fights)2014: 12% (494 fights)20142015: 11% (464 fights)2016: 11% (483 fights)20162017: 11% (446 fights)2018: 12% (469 fights)20182019: 10% (506 fights)2020: 8% (444 fights)20202021: 9% (497 fights)2022: 10% (506 fights)20222023: 9% (504 fights)2024: 13% (513 fights)20242025: 7% (515 fights)2026: 6% (399 fights)2026
Split decision rate by year · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
YearSplit-decision rateSplit decisionsFights
19950%032
19963%136
19973%138
19995%242
20002%142
20010%039
20020%052
20033%139
20045%239
20054%379
20066%9158
20075%8169
20087%14201
200912%25213
201010%24250
20117%21295
201210%32333
201312%46376
201412%57494
201511%52464
201611%54483
201711%49446
201812%58469
201910%50506
20208%35444
20219%45497
202210%52506
20239%45504
202413%67513
20257%35515
20266%24399
What counts. A split decision is the official record’s own method code (“Decision - Split”); majority decisions are a separate code and are not counted here. The share is of ALL fights, not of decisions only. A fight is a UFC bout on the official record with a result. Draws, no-contests and overturned results are excluded from every count on this page; disqualifications and could-not-continues are counted as fights, which is why the knockout, submission and decision shares do not add up to 100%. How this table is cut. Every calendar year on the official record. 2026 is not finished. The last row covers the 399 fights of 2026 that have happened so far, and it will move as the year goes on — every other row is a complete calendar year. 2 years withheld. 1994, 1998 rest on fewer than 30 fights (50 between them), so no percentage is printed for them — a rate off a handful of bouts is arithmetic, not a statistic. Check us. Every number here is recomputed from the official UFC statistical record on each build — nothing on this page is typed in by hand. Search every fight to filter the same record yourself, or start from the year-by-year archive.
Split decision rate — cut another way
Other UFC stat answers