According to media scorecards from the Chimaev versus Strickland bout, 13 out of 24 journalists scored the fight in favor of Khamzat Chimaev. This indicates a closely contested match with significant disagreement among media members about the outcome. The split decision among media scorers suggests the fight was competitive enough that observers had differing interpretations of who won the rounds. The official result appears to have been controversial given the near-even split in media scoring.
