Madsen vs Dawson

Who won Madsen vs Dawson?

Grant Dawson beat Mark O Madsen by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th November 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Grant Dawson.

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).

Madsen vs Dawson stats

Mark O Madsen stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Grant Dawson made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Mark O Madsen's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Grant Dawson's came in at 8-1-1.

The stats suggested Madsen had a slight advantage in power over Dawson, with a 25% knock out percentage over Dawson's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dawson had a massive advantage over Madsen, boasting a 67% submission rate over Madsen's 25%.

Mark O Madsen was the older man by 9 years, at 39 years old.

Dawson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Madsen. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Madsen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 months earlier than Dawson, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 28 to Dawson's 44.

Madsen vs Dawson form

Madsen had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Clay Guida at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Danilo Belluardo at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thibaud Larchet at Cage Warriors 103 on 9th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at K.B Hallen, Copenhagen.

Before that, he was victorious against Matthew Bonner at Cage Warriors Academy Denmark 2 on 15th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Arena Nord, Frederikshavn.

He had won against Alexandre Bordin at Cage Warriors Academy Denmark 1 on 22nd September 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nykøbing F Hallen, Nykøbing.

Activity check

Madsen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Dawson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Madsen vs Dawson?

Mark O Madsen was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Grant Dawson made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.