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 in favor of the 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 losses 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 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Julian Erosa marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Hakeem Dawodu's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Julian Erosa's came in at 8-7-0.

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, boasting a 44% submission rate over Dawodu's 0%.

Hakeem Dawodu was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 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 years and 4 months later than Erosa, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 48 less professional rounds, 45 to Erosa's 93.

Dawodu vs Erosa form

Hakeem Dawodu had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Julian Erosa at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mike Trizano at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Movsar Evloev at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had beaten Zubaira Tukhugov at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Dawodu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Erosa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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