Dober vs Riddell

Who won Dober vs Riddell?

Brad Riddell beat Drew Dober by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 263, on Saturday 12th June 2021 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Brad Riddell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Dober vs Riddell stats

Drew Dober stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Brad Riddell made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Drew Dober's UFC record stood at 13-9-0, while Brad Riddell's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Riddell had an advantage in power over Dober, with a 56% knock out percentage over Dober's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dober had a large advantage over Riddell, boasting a 26% submission rate over Riddell's 0%.

Drew Dober was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Dober had a height advantage of 1 inch over Riddell. Despite this, Riddell had 1-inch reach advantage.

Dober was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Riddell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, 87 to Riddell's 30.

Dober vs Riddell form

Dober had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Polo Reyes at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Target Center, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had been beaten by Beneil Dariush at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita.

He had defeated Frank Camacho at UFC on FOX 27 on 27th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Brad Riddell had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Renato Moicano at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jalin Turner at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rafael Fiziev at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Drew Dober at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had won against Magomed Mustafaev at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on 22nd February 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brad Riddell had been fighting more than Drew Dober.

Going to this contest, Drew Dober had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 12 days ago, while Brad Riddell's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 6 days ago.

Dober's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Riddell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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