Auszug aus den Unified Rules Punkt 14
C) Judges shall evaluate mixed martial arts techniques, such as
effective striking, effective grappling,
control of the ring/fighting area, effective aggressiveness and defense.
D) Evaluations shall be made in the order in which the techniques appear in (c) above, giving the most weight in scoring to effective striking, effective grappling, control of the fighting area and effective aggressiveness and defense.
E) Effective striking is judged by determining the
total number of legal strikes landed by a contestant.