Dawodu vs Erosa

Who won Dawodu vs Erosa?

Julian Erosa beat Hakeem Dawodu by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 279, on Saturday 10th September 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Julian Erosa.

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 Erosa stats

Hakeem Dawodu stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Julian Erosa made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 12 by submission.

The stats suggested Dawodu had an advantage in power over Erosa, with a 54% knock out percentage over Erosa's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erosa had a massive advantage over Dawodu, boosting at 44% submission rate over Dawodu's 0%.

Hakeem Dawodu was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Erosa had a height advantage of 5 inches over Dawodu. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Dawodu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 year and 4 months later than Erosa, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 42 to Erosa's 91.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Hakeem Dawodu had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 1 day ago, while Julian Erosa's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 1 day ago.

Dawodu's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Erosa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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