Disciplines
Muay Thai - the full striking arsenal: punches, elbows, knees, shins and the clinch. Kickboxing under K-1 rules - punches, kicks and knees, no elbows and limited clinch. Each bout's discipline is listed on the fight card.
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RULES
How EFA bouts work - disciplines, format, judging and safety.
Bout format
3 rounds of 3 minutes; title bouts are 5×3. Weight classes are kilogram-based and announced per bout. Muay Thai fight nights use 4 oz gloves.
Judging
The 10-point must system: the round winner takes 10, the opponent 9 or fewer. If the bout goes the distance it ends in a unanimous, split or majority decision.
Read more →Ways to win
Knockout, technical knockout (the referee or corner stops the bout), or a judges' decision. Every result enters the official EFA archive.
Read more →Official weigh-in
Before every fight night the fighters pass an official weigh-in at the announced weights. Face to face - the tradition before the fight.
Safety
Every event has ringside medical coverage. Fight-card changes are announced on EFA's official channels.
The full rulebook for each event is published with its fight card. If this page and an event's official rulebook differ, the event rulebook prevails.
NEXT EVENT
EFA Championship · Stoikov vs Vlasuk 2
30 OCT 2026 · 20:00 · Tenta Event Center, Sofia · Petar Stoikov - Dmitro Vlasuk