Every 10-7 Round in UFC History | Topuria, Chimaev & the Rarest Scorecards
The Rarest Score in UFC History
A 10-7 round in the UFC is almost unnatural. Fans argue about 10-8s all the time, but a 10-7 is something else completely. It means one fighter did not just win the round clearly. He dominated it so badly that the judge saw a near-total collapse in competitive balance without the referee stopping the fight.
That is why this compilation is so interesting. “Every 10-7 Round In UFC History” is not just a violent highlight reel. It is a look at the extreme edge of MMA scoring — the kind of round where damage, control, pressure, and survival all collide. Most fights never get close to this territory because either the opponent recovers, the dominant fighter slows down, or the referee steps in before the scorecards can get that ugly.
Topuria vs Emmett: The Modern 10-7 Reference Point
The most famous recent example is Ilia Topuria vs Josh Emmett at UFC on ABC 5. Round 4 became one of the most brutal five-minute stretches in modern featherweight MMA. Topuria battered Emmett with clean boxing, punished him repeatedly, and made a tough veteran look stuck in survival mode.
What makes that round stand out is not only the damage. It is who took it. Emmett has built a career on toughness, power, and refusing to disappear under pressure. Topuria still made the round feel like target practice at times. That is why this fight became such a major part of Topuria’s rise. Before he became a champion-level star, Topuria already had one of the most dominant scorecard rounds the UFC has ever seen.
Josh Emmett vs Felipe Arantes: Emmett on the Other Side
The strange part is that Emmett also appears on the winning side of a 10-7 conversation. At UFC Fight Night 118, he fought Felipe Arantes and produced one of those rounds where the judging gap got huge. Emmett’s power and pressure forced Arantes into a fight where he was constantly defending, constantly reacting, and rarely able to reset cleanly.
That is what makes Emmett such an interesting figure in this video. He has been the hammer, and he has been the nail. Very few fighters can say they were involved in two of the UFC’s most extreme scorecard rounds from opposite sides of the violence.
Forrest Petz vs Sam Morgan: Old-School UFC Damage
The oldest-feeling clip in the group is Forrest Petz vs Sam Morgan at UFC Fight Night 6. This one has that older UFC rhythm: less polish, more grit, and a round that became brutally one-sided without the modern broadcast language fans are used to today.
Petz’s round against Morgan is still remembered because it helped create one of the most lopsided three-round scorecards in UFC history. It is a reminder that 10-7 rounds are not a new debate. They have always existed at the far end of the scoring system, but they almost never appear because MMA usually ends before things get that bad.
Khamzat Chimaev vs John Phillips: A Debut That Looked Like a Warning
Then there is Khamzat Chimaev vs John Phillips at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Ige. This was Chimaev’s UFC debut, and it immediately told fans something was different. He did not just win the opening round. He smothered Phillips, mauled him on the mat, and made the fight look like a mismatch before people even fully knew who he was.
That round became part of the original Chimaev myth. Before the fast turnarounds, before the ranked fights, before the title-level chaos, there was this debut: pressure, takedowns, ground control, and a score so rare that it still stands out years later.
Why 10-7 Rounds Matter
A 10-7 round is not just a number. It is a warning label. It tells you the judge saw something beyond normal dominance. These rounds are rare because they sit right next to stoppage territory. If the beatdown gets much worse, the referee ends it. If the losing fighter survives a little better, it becomes a 10-8 instead.
That tiny window is what makes this compilation special. Topuria, Emmett, Petz, and Chimaev all reached the same rare scoring territory in very different ways. For UFC fans who care about judging, damage, dominance, and weird historical records, this is one of the most unique fight compilations you can watch.
