Bautista vs Blackshear

Who won Bautista vs Blackshear?

Mario Bautista beat Da’Mon Blackshear by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 292, on Saturday 19th August 2023 at TD Garden in Boston.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Mario Bautista.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Bautista vs Blackshear stats

Mario Bautista stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Da’Mon Blackshear made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Da’Mon Blackshear marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Mario Bautista's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Da’Mon Blackshear's came in at 2-3-1.

The stats suggested Bautista had a slight advantage in power over Blackshear, with a 25% knock out percentage over Blackshear's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blackshear had an advantage over Bautista, with a 62% submission rate over Bautista's 50%.

Mario Bautista was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Blackshear had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bautista. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Bautista was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 1 month later than Blackshear, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 31 to Blackshear's 60.

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Blackshear's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bautista vs Blackshear?

Mario Bautista was a 11/25 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Da’Mon Blackshear made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.