// Roster IndexBantamweightDossier · Da'Mon Blackshear
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
UFC · UNKNOWNBANTAMWEIGHT

Da'Mon
Blackshear

// CALLSIGN"The Monster"·UNITED STATES
// PROFESSIONAL RECORD
17-8-1
// CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
// CURRENT CAMP
UNRESOLVED
// NEXT_ASSIGNMENT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Da'Mon Blackshear
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
HEIGHT
5'10"
REACH
6'0"
AGE
31
STANCE
SWITCH
WEIGHT
Bantamweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 26 bouts
WIN
17
LOSS
8
DRAW
1
// WIN_RATE
65%
17/26 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
76%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM1L STREAK · 3-2
LWWWL
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 65% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM ABOVE
4.33
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC BELOW
45%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 46%
// SAPM BELOW
4.19
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.77
// STR. DEF BELOW
52%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG BELOW
1.48
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC BELOW
33%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF ABOVE
71%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 60%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
1.50
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (17)
n = 17
KO/TKO · 2
SUB · 11
DEC · 4
2
KO/TKO
12%
11
SUB
65%
4
DEC
24%
// LOSSES (8)
n = 8
KO/TKO · 1
DEC · 7
1
KO/TKO
13%
0
SUB
0%
7
DEC
88%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
76% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 2 fights
12%
SUBANY ROUND · 11 fights
65%
DECFULL FIGHT · 4 fights
24%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER20TD DEFENSE69GRAPPLING61CHIN80STRIKING55CARDIO72AGGRESSION45SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY86
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Sub Threat. Lowest scored axis: KO Power.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power20
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense69
NOT ON FILE

Grappling61
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking55
NOT ON FILE

Cardio72
NOT ON FILE

Aggression45
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat100
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense30
NOT ON FILE

Recovery86
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense69 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling61 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking55 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio72 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression45 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense30 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery86 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100MAR 2016WMAR 2016WAUG 2016WMAY 2017WJUN 2017LAUG 2017WJUN 2018LAUG 2018WSEP 2018LDEC 2018WOCT 2019WOCT 2020LFEB 2021WAPR 2021WAUG 2021WNOV 2021WMAY 2022AUG 2022LMAR 2023WJUN 2023WAUG 2023LAUG 2023LJUL 2024WNOV 2024WMAR 2025WAPR 2025LJUL 2025// SCORE

  1. Start, MAR 2016, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, MAR 2016, momentum score 55, SUB R2.
  3. Start, AUG 2016, momentum score 65, SUB R2.
  4. Start, MAY 2017, momentum score 72, DEC R3.
  5. Start, JUN 2017, momentum score 81, SUB R4.
  6. Start, AUG 2017, momentum score 74, DEC R5.
  7. Start, JUN 2018, momentum score 81, DEC R3.
  8. Start, AUG 2018, momentum score 74, DEC R3.
  9. Start, SEP 2018, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R2.
  10. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 76, DEC R4.
  11. Start, OCT 2019, momentum score 86, SUB R2.
  12. Start, OCT 2020, momentum score 96, SUB R2.
  13. Start, FEB 2021, momentum score 89, DEC R5.
  14. Start, APR 2021, momentum score 99, SUB R3.
  15. Start, AUG 2021, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  16. Start, NOV 2021, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  17. Start, MAY 2022, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  18. Start, AUG 2022, momentum score 100.
  19. Start, MAR 2023, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  20. Start, JUN 2023, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  21. Start, AUG 2023, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  22. Start, AUG 2023, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  23. Start, JUL 2024, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  24. Start, NOV 2024, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  25. Start, MAR 2025, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  26. Start, APR 2025, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  27. Start, JUL 2025, momentum score 93, DEC R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Vogel), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 93.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
25/26 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
1
4%
2
8%
-
-
-
3
total
SUB
3
12%
5
20%
2
8%
1
4%
-
11
total
DEC
-
-
8
32%
1
4%
2
8%
11
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 3 of 25 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
42%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
26 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Davey GrantJul 26, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ABC 9 - Whittaker vs. de Ridder
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Heili AlatengApr 26, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 66 - Garry vs. Prates
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Cody GibsonMar 15, 2025
SubmissionR2 · 4:09
UFC Fight Night 254 - Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kimura)
W
VS Cody StamannNov 9, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 4:19
UFC Fight Night 247 - Magny vs. Prates
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Montel JacksonJul 13, 2024
KO/TKOR1 · 0:18
UFC on ESPN 59 - Namajunas vs. Cortez
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
L
VS Mario BautistaAug 19, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 292 - Sterling vs. O'Malley
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Jose JohnsonAug 12, 2023
SubmissionR1 · 3:47
UFC on ESPN 51 - Luque vs. dos Anjos
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Twister)
W
VS Luan LacerdaJun 3, 2023
KO/TKOR2 · 3:54
UFC on ESPN 46 - Kara-France vs. Albazi
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 285 - Jones vs. Gane
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
D
VS Youssef ZalalAug 13, 2022
DrawR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 41 - Vera vs. Cruz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Draw (Majority)
W
VS Josh SmithMay 14, 2022
SubmissionR3 · 2:34
CFFC 108 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 108
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Deandre AndersonNov 19, 2021
SubmissionR1 · 4:33
CFFC 103 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 103
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
// FAQ · 09_

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Bantamweight. Professional record 17-8-1. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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