Jamahall Hill explains viral reaction to 'little crazy' scoring in Khalil Rountree loss
Last month, in the main event of UFC on ABC 8 in Azerbaijan, Hill lost a unanimous decision to Rountree that read 49-46, 50-45 and 50-45, on the judges' scorecards. Many watching thought it was a clear, one-sided decision and were surprised to see Hill shocked by the cards.
Hill, who recently addressed his defeat in a video on his YouTube channel, clarified what happened post-fight. He didn't think he beat Rountree but thought the fight was closer than what the scores read.
"To me, at the moment, I thought I won the first round and the fifth round," Hill explained. "I've watched the fight back, and I still feel I won the first and the fifth round. I just think it was a pretty boring fight, and to score it that one-sided was a little crazy. I know people want to see me lose as bad as possible, but if you think that was on par with the type of dominations we've seen for five rounds, for example, I'll use my own experience, the Glover fight. If that was a five-round domination, then the Glover fight should've been 40-50. ... But ultimately, don't leave it in the judges' hands. You have to come out, implement yourself, and you don't have to worry about things like that."
Hill's reaction to the scoring wasn't the only thing that was talked about following his bout. He also appeared to have confronted Rountree immediately after the bell, but it wasn't clear what was said. Hill was upset at the way Rountree fought him, but looking back, he now knows that fell on him.
"The fight was more boring than I would've liked," Hill said. "I expected him to engage and come after me, so we could get after it and put more of a fight, of a show together, but it is what it is. The onus is on me to go in there and make fighters fight the fight that I want them to fight, and that didn't happen in this one."
Hill, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, is now on a three-fight losing skid. His last victory came in January 2023 when he defeated veteran Glover Teixeira to win the vacant title. Hill opened up about his career rut on that same video, attributing the three defeats to his Achilles tear and lack of discipline.
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