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Da'Mon Blackshear

“The Monster”

Bantamweight · UFC record 5-4-1 · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 26 Jul 2025

Submission HunterVolume Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)79
Power63
Striking defense67
Takedown defense83
WrestlingProvisional measure72

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (10 detailed fights; as of Sat 26 Jul 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING82.3
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING88.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
178 cm (5'10")
Reach
183 cm (6'0")
Stance
Switch
Age
32

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

10 detailed UFC fights · 22 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 26 Jul 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.0significant, per round
Strikes absorbed19.3per round
Striking differential+0.6per round
Takedown attempts1.36per round
Takedown defense71.4%of attempts stopped
Finish rate80.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
20.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round
19.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+0.6
Striking accuracy
45.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
52.2%
Knockdowns per round
0.00
Target: head / body / leg
55.4% / 23.2% / 21.4%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
78.1% / 14.3% / 7.5%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
1.36
Takedowns landed per round
0.45
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
71.4%
Control time per round
1:04
Submission attempts per round
0.45
Reversals per round
0.23

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
5-4-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
80.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 3 · 1
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered
0 / 1
Average fight time
9:40 (over 7 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Da'Mon Blackshear — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 26 Jul 2025Davey GrantLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Sat 26 Apr 2025AlatengheiliWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Sat 15 Mar 2025Cody GibsonWSUB KimuraR2 4:09UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Sat 9 Nov 2024Cody StamannWSUB Rear Naked ChokeR1 4:19UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
Sat 13 Jul 2024Montel JacksonLKO/TKO PunchR1 0:18UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
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Da'Mon Blackshear — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 19 Aug 2023Mario BautistaLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Sat 12 Aug 2023Jose JohnsonWSUB TwisterR1 3:47UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
Sat 3 Jun 2023Luan LacerdaWKO/TKO PunchesR2 3:54UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
Sat 4 Mar 2023Farid BasharatLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
Sat 13 Aug 2022Youssef ZalalDM-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz

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