Split draw

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

+DateFightA-side scoreEven scoreB-side scoreSourceResult of rematch(es)June 12, 1989Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns IILeonard113–112112–112Hearns113–112No subsequent rematchDecember 17, 1994Bernard Hopkins vs. Segundo MercadoHopkins114–111113–113Mercado116–114Hopkins – TKO 7 March 13, 1999Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox LewisHolyfield115–113115–115Lewis116–113Lewis – UDDecember 15, 2001John Ruiz vs. Evander Holyfield IIIRuiz115–113114–114Holyfield116–112No subsequent rematchMay 8, 2004Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny PacquiaoMárquez115–110113–113Pacquiao115–110Pacquiao – SD;Pacquiao – MD;Márquez – KO 6January 1, 2011Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard IIEdgar48–4647–47Maynard48–46Edgar – KO 4September 16, 2017Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady GolovkinÁlvarez118–110114–114Golovkin115–113Álvarez – MD;Álvarez – UDDecember 1, 2018Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson FuryWilder115–111113–113Fury114–112Fury – TKO 7;Fury – KO 11December 7, 2019Alexander Povetkin vs. Michael HunterPovetkin115–113114–114Hunter115–113No subsequent rematchNovember 28, 2020Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.Tyson79–7376–76Jones80–76No subsequent rematchJuly 17, 2021Jermell Charlo vs. Brian CastañoCharlo117–111114–114Castaño114–113Charlo – TKO 10September 16, 2023Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina ShevchenkoGrasso48-4747-47Shevchenko48-47Shevchenko – UD

See also

10 Point System

References