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. 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, 1993Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez115–113 Whitaker115–115115–115September 12, 2013Badou Jack vs. Marco Antonio Peribán96–94 Peribán95–9595–95November 12, 2016Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson48–47 Woodley47–4747–47January 14, 2017Badou Jack vs. James DeGale114–112 DeGale113–113113–113May 19, 2018Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack115–113 Jack114–114114–114August 25, 2018KSI vs Logan Paul58–57 KSI57–5757–57December 12, 2020Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno48–46 Figueiredo47–4747–47August 3, 2024Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Jarrell Miller116–112 Miller114–114114–114July 19, 2025Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios115–113 Barrios114–114114–114
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