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

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; Álvarez – UD
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

• 10 Point System

References

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