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
June 12, 1989Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns IILeonard
113–112		112–112Hearns
113–112		No subsequent rematch
December 17, 1994Bernard Hopkins vs. Segundo Mercado IHopkins
114–111		113–113Mercado
116–114
March 13, 1999Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis IHolyfield
115–113		115–115Lewis
116–113		Lewis - UD
December 15, 2001John Ruiz vs. Evander Holyfield IIIRuiz
115–113		114–114Holyfield
116–112		No subsequent rematch
May 8, 2004Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao IPacquiao
115–110		113–113Márquez
115–110		Pacquiao - SD;
Pacquiao - MD;
Márquez - KO 6
January 1, 2011Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard IIEdgar
48–46		47–47Maynard
48–46		Edgar - KO 4
September 16, 2017Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin IÁlvarez
118–110		114–114Golovkin
115–113		Álvarez - MD;
Álvarez - UD
December 1, 2018Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury IWilder
115–111		113–113Fury
114–112		Fury - TKO 7;
Fury - KO 11
December 7, 2019Alexander Povetkin vs. Michael HunterPovetkin
115–113		114–114Hunter
115–113		No subsequent rematch
November 28, 2020Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.Tyson
79–73		76–76Jones
80–76		No subsequent rematch
July 17, 2021Jermell Charlo vs. Brian CastañoCharlo
117–111		114–114Castaño
114–113		Charlo - TKO 10
September 16, 2023Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina ShevchenkoGrasso
48-47		47-47Shevchenko
48-47		Shevchenko - UD