Basharat vs Blackshear

Who won Basharat vs Blackshear?

Farid Basharat beat Da’Mon Blackshear by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 285, on Saturday 4th March 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Farid Basharat.

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).

Basharat vs Blackshear stats

Farid Basharat stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 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 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Farid Basharat's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Da’Mon Blackshear marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Farid Basharat's UFC record stood at 4-0-0, while Da’Mon Blackshear's came in at 5-3-1.

The stats suggested Basharat had a slight advantage in power over Blackshear, with a 11% knock out percentage over Blackshear's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blackshear had an advantage over Basharat, with a 67% submission rate over Basharat's 56%.

Farid Basharat was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Blackshear had a height advantage of 2 inches over Basharat. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Basharat was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years later than Blackshear, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 31 to Blackshear's 66.

Basharat vs Blackshear form

Blackshear had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mario Bautista at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jose Johnson at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luan Luiz Lacerda at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Farid Basharat at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had drawn with Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

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Blackshear's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Basharat vs Blackshear?

Farid Basharat was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Da’Mon Blackshear made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.