{"id":602733,"date":"2026-04-12T20:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/602733\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T20:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:44:08","slug":"chris-padilla-submits-formal-protest-after-scoring-error-changed-win-to-majority-draw-at-ufc-327","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/602733\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Padilla submits formal protest after scoring error changed win to majority draw at UFC 327"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Chris Padilla is hoping to get his UFC 327 victory back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Padilla has submitted a formal request to the Florida Athletic Commission following Saturday\u2019s matchup with Marquel Mederos in Miami, Padila\u2019s management team confirmed to MMA Fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Padilla was originally announced the winner via majority decision \u2014 with a pair of 29-27 scorecards, and a 28-28. But around an hour later, it was revealed that two of the judges scored it 28-28, which resulted in the majority decision win being changed to a majority draw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Padilla also gave his thoughts on the situation in an exclusive statement to MMA Fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI believe I won that fight clearly under the scoring criteria; in damage, control, and overall impact,\u201d Padilla wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s tough to accept that the fight was even close on the scorecards, especially when the performance spoke for itself along with the point deduction given to my opponent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI respect the judges, but I stand by what I did in there, and I believe this decision deserves to be reviewed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The result was puzzling, as the overwhelming majority seemed to feel as if Padilla clearly won the fight, not to mention, Mederos was deducted a point in Round 3 for multiple eye pokes. In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmadecisions.com\/decision\/16018\/Chris-Padilla-vs-MarQuel-Mederos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Decisions<\/a> saw all 14 media members score the bout for Padilla, with more than half scoring the bout 30-26 for \u201cTaco.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It is unknown at this time if it was an error by Bruce Buffer reading of the scorecards and announcing the results after the bout, or if Buffer was given the incorrect information by the judges and commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The protest is under review, and a result is expected sometime over the next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chris Padilla is hoping to get his UFC 327 victory back. 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