"Clean" requires BOTH conditions: ends outside the guard AND 75%+ back on the floor. Scored identically to a clean sweep.
"Clean" requires BOTH conditions: ends outside the guard AND 75%+ back on the floor.
"Clean" requires BOTH conditions: ends passed the guard AND 75%+ back on the floor. Missing either condition makes it a regular 2-point takedown.
Points-milking is explicitly legal: release a hook (or the body triangle) for 3+ seconds and re-establish for 3+ seconds to score again.
Each position must be established for 3 seconds or more and being out of any danger of submission in order for points to be awarded.
Points-milking is explicitly legal: release the knee for 3+ seconds and re-establish for 3+ seconds to score again.
Mount is 2 points, NOT 4 — the PRD was internally inconsistent in an earlier pass. In Absolute fights, if the attacker cannot physically touch their knees to the mat because of size difference, the referees may still award points at their discretion.
Reversals are scored as sweeps. If the reversal ends passed the guard, score as clean-reversal (4 pts) instead.
"Who initiates" is the primary criterion: points go to the sweeper only if they initiated the motion. If the top player attacks a submission and falls off, that is NOT a sweep for the bottom player.
If the takedown lands the attacker in a submission, no points are awarded until the attacker escapes the threat and solidifies the position for 3 seconds.
If the fighter genuinely attempted a takedown for 3+ seconds before pulling, no minus is given. Shooting and then pulling guard or going to turtle inside 3 seconds = minus.
Two-warning system only applies to the first minus. Subsequent passivity penalties are issued with no further warning.
Positions with a control requirement score only after holding the position for the stated duration. Tap any card to see the full criteria and any position-specific caveats.