Dawson vs Solecki

When is Dawson vs Solecki?

Grant Dawson is set to fight Joe Solecki during the prelims of UFC 302, on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Dawson vs Solecki stats

Grant Dawson steps into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Joe Solecki will make his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

Grant Dawson's UFC record currently stands at 8-1-1, while Joe Solecki's comes in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggest Dawson has an advantage in power over Solecki, with a 20% knock out percentage over Solecki's 0%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Solecki will have a slight advantage over Dawson, with a 69% submission rate over Dawson's 65%.

Grant Dawson is the same age as Joe Solecki, at 30 years old.

Dawson has a height advantage of 1 inch over Solecki. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Dawson is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Solecki, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 12 more professional rounds, 44 to Solecki's 32.

Dawson vs Solecki form

Grant Dawson has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Damir Ismagulov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mark O Madsen at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had drawn with Rick Glenn at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Joe Solecki has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Drakkar Klose at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Carl Deaton III at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alex da Silva at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jared Gordon at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Austin Hubbard at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Grant Dawson has been fighting more than Joe Solecki.

Grant Dawson last fought 6 months and 19 days ago, while Joe Solecki's last outing was 4 months and 24 days ago.

Dawson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Solecki's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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