One judge at UFC 305 left the whole MMA world scratching its head.
Judge Howie Booth was perhaps the only person in the sport who didn’t see Jairzinho Rozenstruik dominate Tai Tuivasa in Saturday’s battle of heavyweight contenders. Rozenstruik outclassed Tuivasa from pillar to post at UFC 305 yet somehow only won a split decision because of a baffling 30-27 Tuivasa scorecard turned in by Booth.
Afterward, it was revealed on the UFC 305 broadcast that Booth has been removed from his duties to judge the night’s co-main event between Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg.
See how the MMA world reacted to Booth’s inexcusable gaffe below.
Howie Booth high? #UFC305
— Jairzinho 'BIGI BOY' Rozenstruik (@JairRozenstruik) August 18, 2024
30-27 !!! What
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) August 18, 2024
30 - 27 Tuivasa? We have a drunk judge again
— Stefan Struve (@StefanStruve) August 18, 2024
30-27 Tai Tuivasa is wild af
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 18, 2024
Well Tai Tuivasa definitely isn’t in the Illuminati . Dude last 5 fight opponents have been brutal . It’s like he loses and his opponents get tougher !
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 18, 2024
How do some of these UFC judges have jobs? Wtf? #UFC305
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) August 18, 2024
Comical score
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) August 18, 2024
MMA JUDGES in 2024 pic.twitter.com/OI8EiG5cOn
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 18, 2024
The judges are allowed to just do whatever they want I guess…
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) August 18, 2024
No accountability .
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 18, 2024
