20:81:05:16Deduction of points.

If a contestant fouls an opponent during a bout of mixed martial arts, the referee may penalize the contestant by deducting points from the contestant's score, whether the foul was intentional or accidental. The referee may determine the number of points to be deducted in each instance and shall base the determination on the severity of the foul and its effect upon the opponent. The referee shall, as soon as practical after the foul, notify the judges and both contestants of the foul, and the number of points, if any, to be deducted from the score of the offender. Any point, or points, to be deducted for a foul must be deducted in the round in which the foul occurred and may not be deducted from the score of any subsequent round.

Source: 41 SDR 7, effective July 28, 2014.