Unanimous decision

Not to be confused with Unanimity.

A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match.

In boxing, each of the three judges keep score (round by round) of which fighter he / she feels is winning (and losing). A decision isn't required to be unanimous for a boxer to be given a victory. Unanimous decision shouldn't be confused with a majority decision or split decision.

References

Decisions in combat sports

Knockouts	Knockout and technical knockout

Judges' scorecards	Unanimous decision Majority decision Split decision Split draw Majority draw Technical decision Unanimous draw

Other	Disqualification No contest Referee technical decision Submission Technical draw Points decision

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