Da'Mon Blackshear
USADa'Mon Blackshear, “The Monster”, is a Bantamweight from the United States with an official record of 17-8-1. The 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for are scored 17 wins, 8 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 2 by knockout, 10 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Davey Grant at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder on 26 July 2025.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2025 | Davey Grant | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Alatengheili | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Cody Gibson | WIN | SUBKimura | R2 · 4:09 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Cody Stamann | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 4:19 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Montel Jackson | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 0:18 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Mario Bautista | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Jose Johnson | WIN | SUBTwister | R1 · 3:47 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Luan Lacerda | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 3:54 | UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Farid Basharat | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Youssef Zalal | NC | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz |
| May 14, 2022 | Josh SmithTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R3 · 2:34 | CFFC 108: Blackshear vs. Smith |
| Nov 19, 2021 | DeAndre AndersonTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:33 | CFFC 103: Anderson vs. Blackshear |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Mateo Vogel | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 99 |
| May 1, 2021 | Joe Penafiel | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R3 | CES 62: Paiva vs. Smith |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Danny SabatelloTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | Titan FC 67: Sabatello vs. Blackshear |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Mike Kimbel | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 4:14 | Bellator 249: Cyborg vs. Blencowe |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Kody Nordby | WIN | Sumission (Arm Triangle) | R2 | CES 59: Knight vs. Skipper |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Pat SabatiniTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R4 · 5:00 | CFFC 71: Balmaceda vs. Norris |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Chris Wright | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R2 · 3:06 | NLFC: Next Level Fight Club 9 |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Kris Moutinho | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | CES 51: Andrews vs. Owens |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Aaron Lacey | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | NEF 34: Home of the Brave |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Keith Richardson | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R5 | Warfare FC: Warfare MMA 16 |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Aalon Cruz | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R4 | Conflict MMA 43 |
| May 6, 2017 | Jeremiah Scott | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Warfare FC: Warfare MMA 15 |
| Aug 20, 2016 | James Brown | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | RDMMA: Battle in the South 13: Summer Stunner |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Kenny Hill | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R2 | RDMMA: Battle in the South 12 |
| — | Pat Sabatini | LOSS | — | — | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Da'Mon Blackshear’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 26 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Da'Mon Blackshear’s record, in numbers
Da'Mon Blackshear’s official record is 17-8-1. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 17 wins, 8 losses and 1 no contest — because the two cover the same 26 bouts but do not score all of them the same way.
The 17 wins break down as 2 by knockout, 10 by submission and 4 by decision — 12 of 17 inside the distance, a finish rate of 71%. Across all 26 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 48 seconds.
Da'Mon Blackshear has been stopped once in the 26 bouts on file, by knockout — 4% of them.
Of the 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 4 were for a title and 2 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since October 2024.
Set against the 450 Bantamweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Da'Mon Blackshear has a finish rate above 64% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 81% of them and a two-year bout count above 85% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Da'Mon Blackshear is listed at 5ft 10in with a reach of 72in, switches stance and is 32, born 11 August 1994.
These figures are recomputed from Da'Mon Blackshear’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.