Majority draw

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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

DateFightScorecardsSource(s)
September 10, 1993 Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez 115–113 Whitaker115–115 draw115–115 draw [2]
September 12, 2013 Badou Jack vs. Marco Antonio Peribán 96–94 Peribán95–95 draw95–95 draw [3]
November 12, 2016 Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson 48–47 Woodley47–47 draw47–47 draw [4]
January 14, 2017 Badou Jack vs. James DeGale 114–112 DeGale113–113 draw113–113 draw [5]
May 19, 2018 Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack 115–113 Jack114–114 draw114–114 draw [6]
August 25, 2018 KSI vs. Logan Paul I 58–57 KSI57–57 draw57–57 draw [7]
December 12, 2020 Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno 48–46 Figueiredo47–47 draw47–47 draw [8]
August 3, 2024 Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Jarrell Miller 116–112 Miller114–114 draw114–114 draw [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Majority draw". BoxRec.
  2. ↑ "Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio Cesar Chavez - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Marco Antonio Periban vs. Badou Jack - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  4. ↑ "Woodley retains title with draw vs. Thompson". ESPN.com. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  5. ↑ "James DeGale vs. Badou Jack - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  6. ↑ "Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  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 2021-06-10.
  9. ↑ Salazar, Francisco (2024-08-04). "Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller fight to 12-round majority draw". The Ring. Retrieved 2024-08-06.


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