no decision
Jury still out
No decision is a boxing or mixed martial arts outcome where no winner is declared—typically because the fight ended early due to an accidental foul, headbutt, or injury not caused by legal strikes.
The result doesn't count as a win or loss on either fighter's record: The bout was ruled a no decision after an accidental clash of heads in the second round.
Mutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- logjamObstruction halting flow
standstill · draw · tie · checkmate · Mexican standoff · hung jury · stagnation · paralysis
Pulled into pieces
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- mixed feelingsConflicting emotional responses
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
hesitation · equivocation · vacillation · ambiguity · fence-sitting · noncommittal · unresolved · doubtful
Lack of firm belief
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- unknownNot yet discovered
- riskPossibility of harm
- contingencyUncertain possible event
speculation · odds · chance · question mark · open question · gray area · fog · limbo
Habitual task avoidance
- deferralAct of delaying action
- delayEnforced waiting period
- postponementDelaying to later
- inactionDeliberate nonmovement
stalling · tabling · shelving · evasion · sidestepping · dodging · punting · dragging feet
deadlock
Mutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
logjam · standstill · draw · tie · checkmate · Mexican standoff · hung jury · stagnation · paralysis · blockade
torn
Pulled into pieces
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- mixed feelingsConflicting emotional responses
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
wavering · hesitation · equivocation · vacillation · ambiguity · fence-sitting · noncommittal · unresolved · doubtful · tentative
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- unknownNot yet discovered
- riskPossibility of harm
contingency · speculation · odds · chance · question mark · open question · gray area · fog · limbo · murky
procrastination
Habitual task avoidance
- deferralAct of delaying action
- delayEnforced waiting period
- postponementDelaying to later
inaction · stalling · tabling · shelving · evasion · sidestepping · dodging · punting · dragging feet · passing the buck
no decisiondecision
Settled course of action
verdict · ruling · judgment · resolution · determination
no decisioncertainty
Total absence of doubt
finality · commitment · definiteness · decisiveness · resolve
no decisionknockout
Incapacitating final blow
KO · decision · technical knockout · TKO · unanimous decision
decide, decision, decided, deciding, indecisive, decider, undecided, indecision, deciders