Dawodu vs Tukhugov

Who won Dawodu vs Tukhugov?

Hakeem Dawodu beat Zubaira Tukhugov by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 253, on Saturday 26th September 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Hakeem Dawodu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Dawodu vs Tukhugov stats

Hakeem Dawodu stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Zubaira Tukhugov made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Hakeem Dawodu's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Zubaira Tukhugov's came in at 5-3-1.

The stats suggested Dawodu had a large advantage in power over Tukhugov, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Tukhugov's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tukhugov had a slight advantage over Dawodu, with a 5% submission rate over Dawodu's 0%.

Hakeem Dawodu was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Dawodu had 4-inch reach advantage.

Dawodu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 11 months later than Tukhugov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 45 to Tukhugov's 58.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Zubaira Tukhugov had been fighting more than Hakeem Dawodu.

Going to this contest, Hakeem Dawodu had last fought 5 years, 4 months and 20 days ago, while Zubaira Tukhugov's last outing had been 4 years, 2 months and 6 days ago.

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