{{Short description|Outcome in combat sports}} 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==
{| class="wikitable" |+ !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<br>113–112 |112–112 |Hearns<br>113–112 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns (2nd meeting) - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Sugar_Ray_Leonard_vs._Thomas_Hearns_(2nd_meeting)|access-date=2021-06-10|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> |No subsequent rematch |- |December 17, 1994 |Bernard Hopkins vs. Segundo Mercado |Hopkins<br>114–111 |113–113 |Mercado<br>116–114 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bernard Hopkins vs. Segundo Mercado (1st meeting) - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Bernard_Hopkins_vs._Segundo_Mercado_(1st_meeting)|access-date=2021-06-09|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> |[https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Bernard_Hopkins_vs._Segundo_Mercado_(2nd_meeting) Hopkins – TKO 7] |- |March 13, 1999 |Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis |Holyfield<br>115–113 |115–115 |Lewis<br>116–113 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting) - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Lennox_Lewis_vs._Evander_Holyfield_(1st_meeting)|access-date=2021-05-30|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> |Lewis – UD |- |December 15, 2001 |John Ruiz vs. Evander Holyfield III |Ruiz<br>115–113 |114–114 |Holyfield<br>116–112 |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001-12-16|title=Ruiz-Holyfield III a Draw|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-16-sp-15306-story.html|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> |No subsequent rematch |- |May 8, 2004 |Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao |Márquez<br>115–110 |113–113 |Pacquiao<br>115–110 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (1st meeting) - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Juan_Manuel_Marquez_vs._Manny_Pacquiao_(1st_meeting)|access-date=2021-05-30|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> |Pacquiao – SD;<br>Pacquiao – MD;<br>Márquez – KO 6 |- |January 1, 2011 |Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II |Edgar<br>48–46 |47–47 |Maynard<br>48–46 |<ref name=si>{{cite magazine |first=Jeff |last=Wagenheim |title=Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard Wins UFC 125 Fight of the Night |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=March 31, 2011 |access-date=August 14, 2011 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jeff_wagenheim/03/31/frankie.edgar/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403130735/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jeff_wagenheim/03/31/frankie.edgar/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2011}}</ref> |Edgar – KO 4 |- |September 16, 2017 |Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin |Álvarez<br>118–110 |114–114 |Golovkin<br>115–113 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gennady Golovkin vs. Saul Alvarez - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Gennady_Golovkin_vs._Saul_Alvarez|access-date=2021-05-30|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> |Álvarez – MD;<br>Álvarez – UD |- |December 1, 2018 |Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury |Wilder<br>115–111 |113–113 |Fury<br>114–112 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury - BoxRec|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Deontay_Wilder_vs._Tyson_Fury|access-date=2021-05-30|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> |Fury – TKO 7;<br>Fury – KO 11 |- |December 7, 2019 |Alexander Povetkin vs. Michael Hunter |Povetkin<br>115–113 |114–114 |Hunter<br>115–113 |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donovan|first=Jake|title=Michael Hunter, Alexander Povetkin Battle To Split Draw|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/michael-hunter-alexander-povetkin-battle-split-draw-results--144934|access-date=2021-06-10|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref> |No subsequent rematch |- |November 28, 2020 |Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. |Tyson<br>79–73 |76–76 |Jones<br>80–76 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight results: Boxing exhibition ends in unofficial draw|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/mike-tyson-roy-jones-jr-live-updates-results-highlights/1xmaqclljjpoj1czlawyxawabl|access-date=2021-06-10|website=www.sportingnews.com|date=2 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |No subsequent rematch |- |July 17, 2021 |Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño |Charlo<br>117–111 |114–114 |Castaño<br>114–113 |<ref>{{Cite web|title= Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano fight to split draw, fall short of unification|url= https://espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/31828416/jermell-charlo-brian-castano-live-results-analysis |access-date=2021-07-17|website=www.espn.com|language=en}}</ref> |Charlo – TKO 10 |- |September 16, 2023 |Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko |Grasso<br>48-47 |47-47 |Shevchenko<br>48-47 |<ref>{{Cite web|title= Official Scorecards: Noche UFC|url= https://www.ufc.com/news/official-judges-scorecards-noche-ufc-grasso-vs-shevchenko-2 |access-date=2023-09-16|website=ufc.com|date= 14 September 2023 }}</ref> |Shevchenko – UD |}
==See also== {{portalbar|Martial arts}} *10 Point System
==References== {{reflist}}
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