Blackshear vs Gibson

Who won Blackshear vs Gibson?

Da’Mon Blackshear beat Cody Gibson by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Blackshear vs Gibson stats

Da’Mon Blackshear stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Cody Gibson made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Da’Mon Blackshear's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Cody Gibson marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Da’Mon Blackshear's UFC record stood at 5-3-1, while Cody Gibson's came in at 3-6-0.

The stats suggested Gibson had an advantage in power over Blackshear, with a 33% knock out percentage over Blackshear's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blackshear had a massive advantage over Gibson, boasting a 67% submission rate over Gibson's 24%.

Da’Mon Blackshear was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Blackshear had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Blackshear was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 7 months later than Gibson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 66 to Gibson's 79.

Activity check

Blackshear's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Gibson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Blackshear vs Gibson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:10 PM UTC , which was 7:10 PM EST or 4:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Blackshear vs Gibson?

Da’Mon Blackshear was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Cody Gibson made his way into the ring at 16/5 (+320) with oddsmakers.