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 the other fighter, and the third judge scores the contest as a draw. The decision is announced as a draw.

Notable examples

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

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Bernard Hopkins vs. Segundo Mercado (1st meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  3. ^ "Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  4. ^ "Ruiz-Holyfield III a Draw". Los Angeles Times. 2001-12-16. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  5. ^ "Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (1st meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  6. ^ Wagenheim, Jeff (March 31, 2011). "Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard Wins UFC 125 Fight of the Night". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  7. ^ "Gennady Golovkin vs. Saul Alvarez - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  8. ^ "Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  9. ^ Donovan, Jake. "Michael Hunter, Alexander Povetkin Battle To Split Draw". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  10. ^ "Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight results: Boxing exhibition ends in unofficial draw". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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  12. ^ "Official Scorecards: Noche UFC". ufc.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.


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