Da'Mon Blackshear

“The Monster”

OctagonStats Rating 1523

5-4-1

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceSwitch

BornAug 12, 1994

Age32

DivisionBantamweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.33

Str. Acc45%

SApM4.19

Str. Def52%

TD Avg1.48

TD Acc33%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.5

Recent form

L W W W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

10 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 1 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate80%

Times finished25%

StreakL1

Best streak3

Avg fight10:09

Octagon time1h 41m

Opp win%74%

ActiveAug. 13, 2022 – Jul. 26, 2025 (4y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Da'Mon Blackshear "The Monster" is a 17-8-1 submission specialist. 80% of Da'Mon's wins have come inside the distance.

Da'Mon debuted Aug. 13, 2022 vs Youssef Zalal (draw). Longest win streak: 3.

Best wins: Cody Stamann (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Nov. 09, 2024); Cody Gibson (SUB Kimura R2, Mar. 15, 2025); Luan Lacerda (KO/TKO Punches R2, Jun. 03, 2023).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jul. 26, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder	L Davey Grant	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	33 66	1 0	1 0
Apr. 26, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates	W Alatengheili	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	125 61	0 0	0 0
Mar. 15, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2	W Cody Gibson	SUB Kimura	2	4:09	0 0	13 45	0 1	3 0
Nov. 09, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates	W Cody Stamann	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	4:19	0 0	20 13	0 0	3 0
Jul. 13, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez	L Montel Jackson	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:18	0 1	1 4	0 0	0 0
Aug. 19, 2023	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley	L Mario Bautista	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	90 79	4 2	0 1
Aug. 12, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos	W Jose Johnson	SUB Twister	1	3:47	0 0	18 8	2 0	1 0
Jun. 03, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi	W Luan Lacerda	KO/TKO Punches	2	3:54	0 0	66 28	1 1	0 1
Mar. 04, 2023	UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane	L Farid Basharat	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	46 58	1 3	1 0
Aug. 13, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz	D Youssef Zalal	M-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	27 63	1 1	1 1

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.