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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Majority_draw|title=Majority draw|publisher=BoxRec}}</ref> 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== {| class="wikitable" !Date !Fight ! colspan="3" |Scorecards !Source(s) |- |September 10, 1993 |Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez |115–113 Whitaker |115–115 |115–115 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio Cesar Chavez - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Pernell_Whitaker_vs._Julio_Cesar_Chavez|access-date=2021-06-10|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> |- |September 12, 2013 |Badou Jack vs. Marco Antonio Peribán |96–94 Peribán |95–95 |95–95 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marco Antonio Periban vs. Badou Jack - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Marco_Antonio_Periban_vs._Badou_Jack|access-date=2021-06-10|website=boxrec.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |November 12, 2016 |Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson |48–47 Woodley |47–47 |47–47 |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-13|title=Woodley retains title with draw vs. Thompson|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/mma/story/_/id/18036103/ufc-205-tyron-woodley-keeps-welterweight-belt-majority-draw-vs-stephen-thompson|access-date=2021-06-10|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> |- |January 14, 2017 |Badou Jack vs. James DeGale |114–112 DeGale |113–113 |113–113 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=James DeGale vs. Badou Jack - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/James_DeGale_vs._Badou_Jack|access-date=2021-06-10|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> |- |May 19, 2018 |Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack |115–113 Jack |114–114 |114–114 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Adonis_Stevenson_vs._Badou_Jack|access-date=2021-06-10|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> |- |August 25, 2018 |KSI vs Logan Paul |58–57 KSI |57–57 |57–57 |<ref name="bbc-result">{{cite web|date=2018-08-25|title=KSI vs Logan Paul: YouTube boxing fight ends in a draw|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45310986|website=BBC|accessdate=2018-08-25|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |- |December 12, 2020 |Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno |48–46 Figueiredo |47–47 |47–47 |<ref>{{Cite news|title=Figueiredo defends title at UFC 256|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/55292197|access-date=2021-06-10}}</ref> |- |August 3, 2024 |Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Jarrell Miller |116–112 Miller |114–114 |114–114 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salazar |first=Francisco |date=2024-08-04 |title=Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller fight to 12-round majority draw |url=https://www.ringtv.com/710683-andy-ruiz-and-jarrell-miller-fight-to-12-round-majority-draw/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=The Ring}}</ref> |- |July 19, 2025 |Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios |115–113 Barrios |114–114 |114–114 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naghten |first=Tom |date=2025-07-20 |title=Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios full card results from boxing legend's return to the ring |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/manny-pacquiao-vs-mario-barrios-full-card-results/dfa973333eec8d8497b89d0d |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=The Sporting News}}</ref> |} {{portal|Martial arts}}

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