This is my experience, also. If you don't block and someone hits you with MMA gloves, you're probably going to have a cut or superficial damage on your face.

This is my experience, also. If you don't block and someone hits you with MMA gloves, you're probably going to have a cut or superficial damage on your face. With boxing gloves, especially the 16oz ones that most people spar with, you can take many, many hits to the head with no visible damage. The extra padding isn't protecting your head, it's protecting the puncher's fists.