The fight ended in controversy as many observers thought Hendricks did enough to take the belt from St-Pierre. Two judges scored the fight 48-47 for the champion while the third had it 48-47 for the challenger.
The very first round ended up being the deciding round, as the two judges who scored the fight for GSP had him winning the opening round and the judge that gave the fight to Hendricks also gave him the first round. All three judges scored rounds 2-5 the same with St-Pierre winning rounds three and five and Hendricks taking rounds two and four.