Majority Draw
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
| Date | Fight | Scorecards | Source(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 1993 | Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez | 115–113 Whitaker | 115–115 draw | 115–115 draw | |
| September 12, 2013 | Badou Jack vs. Marco Antonio Peribán | 96–94 Peribán | 95–95 draw | 95–95 draw | |
| November 12, 2016 | Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson | 48–47 Woodley | 47–47 draw | 47–47 draw | |
| January 14, 2017 | Badou Jack vs. James DeGale | 114–112 DeGale | 113–113 draw | 113–113 draw | |
| May 19, 2018 | Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack | 115–113 Jack | 114–114 draw | 114–114 draw | |
| August 25, 2018 | KSI vs. Logan Paul I | 58–57 KSI | 57–57 draw | 57–57 draw | |
| December 12, 2020 | Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno | 48–46 Figueiredo | 47–47 draw | 47–47 draw | |
References
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