Da'Mon Blackshear

Da Monster

USA

Second straight submission win
BantamweightUFC
March 15, 2025
Blackshear defeated Cody Gibson via submission (kimura) at 4:09 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
There hadn't been a kimura submission in the UFC since 2015, so of course Blackshear picked up the second here in a span of two bouts. That's not to say this was a cakewalk for Da'Mon as a -425 favorite. In fact, Gibson was the better man most of this fight. Blackshear started suspiciously slowly, getting pounded on the feet early on. He was never really able to find his range in the stand-up, but Gibson eventually tired out, and Blackshear was able to take advantage of an opening on the mat to find the submission. The 30-year-old North Carolina native has more talent than his 4-3-1 career UFC would lead you to believe, but it would be nice to see him go on a run sooner rather than later.
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Fighting Gibson in March
BantamweightUFC
January 7, 2025
Blackshear will fight Cody Gibson at UFC Vegas 104 on March 15, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Blackshear was able to end his two-fight losing streak with a win over Cody Stamann in November. Another victory would put the 30-year-old bantamweight back above .500 in the UFC, and he'll get his shot to do so against Gibson, who went 2-1 in 2024.
Snaps brief losing streak
BantamweightUFC
November 9, 2024
Blackshear defeated Cody Stamann via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:19 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's a massive bounce back performance from Blackshear on the heels of a 15-second knockout defeat to Montel Jackson in Denver in July. It took a couple minutes for him to find his range, but once he did, Stamann was finished. Blackshear parlayed a few massive blows into a dominant position on the ground. He tried a couple different submission attempts before the rear-naked choke earned the stoppage. Blackshear has more talent than his 3-3 record with the UFC would lead you to believe, but he's yet to display any consistency at the top level.
Slated to face Stamann
BantamweightUFC
October 3, 2024
Blackshear will fight Cody Stamann at UFC Vegas 100 on Nov. 9, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Blackshear only lasted 18 seconds during his most recent bout against Montel Jackson and will now have a chance to bounce back against Stamann, who -- much like Blackshear -- has dropped two fights in a row. The 30-year-old will enter the fight with nearly an eight-inch reach advantage over Stamann.
Lasts 18 seconds in Denver
BantamweightUFC
July 13, 2024
Blackshear lost to Montel Jackson via KO (punch) at 0:18 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Denver.
ANALYSIS
Thanks for stopping by. Blackshear is no pushover, but was he was quickly and thoroughly overwhelmed here in a fight which began as a pick 'em. He ate a minor jab to the chest before being floored with a straight shot from Jackson right up the middle. It happened so quickly that Blackshear was forced to absorb a handful of follow-up blows before referee Nick Berens could step in. The 29-year-old has dropped two in a row on the strength of a brief two-fight winning streak.
Added to UFC Denver
BantamweightUFC
July 6, 2024
Blackshear is scheduled to compete against Montel Jackson in a bantamweight fight at UFC Denver on July 13, per Nolan King of MMAJunkie.com.
ANALYSIS
More than 10 months since his last fight, Blackshear will give himself only one week's notice before UFC Denver in an attempt to help replenish a card significantly hampered by injuries. This is one of multiple times he has been willing to fight someone new on short notice, though the last time that happened resulted in a loss to Mario Bautista.