Hilariously, i read that explanation of 10-8 and I kinda see how Mike Bell gives it a 10-8 lol.
The damage aspect was achieved. Duration for sure doesn't apply here. You can debate domination criteria was achieved when Grasso took Valentina's back, rained punches and cranked that neck.
I don't see how any of those D's apply here to be honest.
Duration - Grasso only had the advantageous position for 1.5m total of a 5 minute round. I wouldn't say duration is even considered here.
Domination - Grasso certainly dominated briefly during their minute on the ground. However Shevchenko won the previous 3.5 minutes if standup. Hard to declare domination for one fighter when they lost the majority of the round. It's just different strengths/advantages in different positions, not domination.
Damage - Grasso is credited with landing 1 of 7 significant ground strikes. Meaning the rest of the ground strikes were deemed insignificant. Even still, Shevchenko had more significant strikes in the 5th round. She also had double the landed significant head strikes that Grasso landed. That's usually a pretty good indicator of damage.
It's very clear to everyone, including the UFC and the athletic commission, that this was not a 10-8 round. Hence why they had an immediate/emergency training session following the event to try and fix the problem.
I do like the transparency tho.
Also, everyone saying they're happy with a draw becuase it was a close fight even though they know it was bad decision suck. It was a mistake, someone should have won that fight. I don't care who, but it wasn't a draw.