Majority draw

A majority draw is an outcome in several full-contact combat sports, including boxing, mixed martial arts (MMA), and other sports involving striking. In a majority draw, two of the three judges agree that neither fighter won (i.e. tied scorecards), while the third judge indicates one fighter being the winner on his/her scorecard. ^[1] Thus, the majority of judges see the outcome as even and the result is announced as such, although one judge gave a victory on his/her card to one fighter.

This outcome is one of the rarest judged decisions in professional boxing and MMA, apart from a unanimous draw (where all three judges score the fight as a tie), or a split draw (where one judge scores one fighter the winner, a second judge scores the other fighter the winner, and the third judge scores the fight a draw).

Notable examples

Date	Fight	Scorecards			Source(s)
September 10, 1993	Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez	115–113 Whitaker	115–115 draw	115–115 draw	[2]
September 12, 2013	Badou Jack vs. Marco Antonio Peribán	96–94 Peribán	95–95 draw	95–95 draw	[3]
November 12, 2016	Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson	48–47 Woodley	47–47 draw	47–47 draw	[4]
January 14, 2017	Badou Jack vs. James DeGale	114–112 DeGale	113–113 draw	113–113 draw	[5]
May 19, 2018	Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack	115–113 Jack	114–114 draw	114–114 draw	[6]
August 25, 2018	KSI vs. Logan Paul I	58–57 KSI	57–57 draw	57–57 draw	[7]
December 12, 2020	Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno	48–46 Figueiredo	47–47 draw	47–47 draw	[8]
August 3, 2024	Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Jarrell Miller	116–112 Miller	114–114 draw	114–114 draw	[9]
July 19, 2025	Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios	114–114 draw	114–114 draw	115–113 Barrios	[10]

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References

1. "Majority draw". BoxRec.
2. "Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio Cesar Chavez - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
3. "Marco Antonio Periban vs. Badou Jack - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
4. "Woodley retains title with draw vs. Thompson". ESPN.com. November 13, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
5. "James DeGale vs. Badou Jack - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
6. "Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
7. "KSI vs Logan Paul: YouTube boxing fight ends in a draw". BBC . 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
8. "Figueiredo defends title at UFC 256". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
9. Salazar, Francisco (August 4, 2024). "Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller fight to 12-round majority draw". The Ring. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
10. Naghten, Tom (July 20, 2025). "Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios full card results from boxing legend's return to the ring". The Sporting News. Retrieved July 20, 2025.