So I always thought that in the UFC a fighter wins by KO when he renders his opponent unconscious and a TKO is when the referee stops the fight because a fighter is simply in no state to continue/sustained too much damage (eg a cut). However, I just checked the UFC rules at ufc.com and these are the ways to win:
1. Submission by:
Physical tap out.
Verbal tap out.
2. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest.
3. Decision via the scorecards, including:
Unanimous decision.
Split decision.
Majority decision.
Draw, including:
Unanimous draw.
Majority draw.
Split draw.
4. Technical decision.
5. Technical draw.
6. Disqualification.
7. Forfeit.
8. No contest.
So my question is that is it true that a KO is not an official outcome in the UFC? i.e. If an opponent is unconscious, is that a TKO? I know I hear all the time how people win by KO but apparently this is not the case.
Edit: Now that I'm about to enter the predictions contest, I'm even more confused about whether to choose a KO or a TKO
