A split draw is an outcome in several full-contact combat sports, including boxing, mixed martial arts, and other sports involving striking. In a split draw, one of the three judges scores the contest in favor of one fighter, another judge scores it in favor of either fighter, and the third judge scores the contest as a draw. The decision is announced as a draw.
| Date | Fight | A-side score | Even score | B-side score | Source | Result of rematch(es) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 1989 | Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns II | Leonard 113–112 | 112–112 | Hearns 113–112 | [1] | No subsequent rematch |
| December 17, 1994 | Bernard Hopkins vs. Segundo Mercado I | Hopkins 114–111 | 113–113 | Mercado 116–114 | [2] | Hopkins – TKO 7 |
| March 13, 1999 | Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis I | Holyfield 115–113 | 115–115 | Lewis 116–113 | [3] | Lewis – UD |
| December 15, 2001 | John Ruiz vs. Evander Holyfield III | Ruiz 115–113 | 114–114 | Holyfield 116–112 | [4] | No subsequent rematch |
| May 8, 2004 | Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez I | Pacquiao 115–110 | 113–113 | Márquez 115–110 | [5] | Pacquiao – SD; Pacquiao – MD; Márquez – KO 6 |
| January 1, 2011 | Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II | Edgar 48–46 | 47–47 | Maynard 48–46 | [6] | Edgar – KO 4 |
| September 16, 2017 | Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin I | Álvarez 118–110 | 114–114 | Golovkin 115–113 | [7] | Álvarez – MD |
| December 1, 2018 | Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury I | Wilder 115–111 | 113–113 | Fury 114–112 | [8] | Fury – TKO 7; Fury – KO 11 |
| December 7, 2019 | Alexander Povetkin vs. Michael Hunter | Povetkin 115–113 | 114–114 | Hunter 115–113 | [9] | No subsequent rematch |
| November 28, 2020 | Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. | Tyson 79–73 | 76–76 | Jones 80–76 | [10] | No subsequent rematch |
| July 17, 2021 | Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño | Charlo 117–111 | 114–114 | Castaño 114–113 | [11] | Charlo – TKO 10 |
| September 16, 2023 | Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko | Grasso 48-47 | 47-47 | Shevchenko 48-47 | [12] | No subsequent rematch |
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