Tai Tuivasa (15-8) faced Jairzinho Rozenstruik (15-5) in a heavyweight bout on August 18 at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. Rozenstruik won the fight via controversial split decision (29–28, 27–30, 30–27).
Judge Howie Booth scored the fight in favor of the Australian MMA fighter Tuivasa. Booth was supposed to judge the UFC 305 co-main event as well. However, he was removed from UFC 305 after the controversial scorecard.
Bob Kucera, Chairman of the Combat Sports Commission of Western Australia, issued a statement to MMA Fighting regarding the incident. Kucera confirmed that Booth is still a registered official.
“To ensure the best outcome for the event and the sport, the Combat Sports Commission of Western Australia (CSC) supported a change to the judging assignments during the UFC 305 event. Due process was followed in reaching this decision which included consultation with the Head Official. Mr. Booth remains a registered official with the CSC.”