Aug 19 2023
Saturday

TD Garden, Boston, United States

Main Card
3 rounds contest @ Bantamweight
Da’Mon Blackshear
Blackshear
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12-2-0
UD 3

Score cards

  • 29-28
  • 29-28
  • 30-27
UD 3
13-5-0

The tape

31
Age
30
5' 9" / 175 cm
Height
5' 10" / 178 cm
68.9" / 175 cm
Reach
72.4" / 184 cm

Tape record

SUBSUBSUBUDKO
Form
KOUDMDSUBSUB
12
Wins
13
3
By KO
2
25
KO%
15
6
By SUB
8
50
SUB%
62
2
Loses
5
1
Stopped
0
1
Tapped
0
0
Draws
1
2017
Debut
2016
14
Bouts
19
25
Rounds
55
1 hours, 42 minutes
Fight Time
4 hours, 16 minutes

Tape rankings @ Bantamweight

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UFC
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Bellator
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Tapology
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Mario Bautista vs Da’Mon Blackshear report

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.

This was Mario Bautista's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Da’Mon Blackshear marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Mario Bautista's UFC record stood at 9-2-0, while Da’Mon Blackshear's came in at 3-3-1.

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 1 year, 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 27 less professional rounds, 34 to Blackshear's 61.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Da’Mon Blackshear had been fighting more than Mario Bautista.

Going to this contest, Mario Bautista had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 3 days ago, while Da’Mon Blackshear's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 2 days ago.

Bautista's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Blackshear's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 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.

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