GMA FIGHT RULES

​​​​GLOBAL MMA RULE SET

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​GMA follows the Global MMA Rule Set with 4-ounce gloves.

 

Match Duration

• Standard Matches: 3 rounds, 5 minutes each.

• Championship Matches: 5 rounds, 5 minutes each.

 

Ways To Win

A victory can be attained by:

• Knockout

• Technical knockout due to referee/doctor/corner stoppage

• Submission

• Technical submission due to referee/doctor/corner stoppage

• Judges’ decision

• Technical decision

• Athlete verbally requests a stoppage

• Disqualification

 

Decision Wins

In the event that a bout goes the distance, it will go to the judges’ decision. The three judges will score the bout in its entirety, not round-by-round. Judges will utilize the GMA judging criteria in descending order of importance to determine the winner of the bout.

 

Order of Importance

Judges prioritize criteria based on:

• Impact on the Overall Match – Factors that significantly influence the match as a whole, focusing on their role in altering the course of the fight.

• Level of Excitement – Elements that enhance audience engagement, highlighting progressions that sustain spectator interest and evoke emotional intensity throughout the match.

• Order of Sequence – Since GMA evaluates the match as a single, continuous fight, greater importance is weighted to actions and developments occurring later in the match, which are more impactful to the progression of the fight compared to earlier phases.