Zalal vs Blackshear

Who won Zalal vs Blackshear?

Youssef Zalal drew with Da’Mon Blackshear by majority draw in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th August 2022 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced, meaning it was a majority draw.

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).

Zalal vs Blackshear stats

Youssef Zalal stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Da’Mon Blackshear made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win 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.

Youssef Zalal's UFC record stood at 4-3-1, while Da’Mon Blackshear's came in at 2-3-1.

The stats suggested Zalal had an advantage in power over Blackshear, with a 20% knock out percentage over Blackshear's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blackshear had an advantage over Zalal, with a 67% submission rate over Zalal's 50%.

Youssef Zalal was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Zalal had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Zalal was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 4 months later than Blackshear, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 46 to Blackshear's 60.

Activity check

Zalal's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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 Zalal vs Blackshear?

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