Who won Makhachev vs Dober?
Islam Makhachev beat Drew Dober by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 259, on Saturday 6th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
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).
Makhachev vs Dober stats
Islam Makhachev stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.
Drew Dober made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out and 6 by submission.
The stats suggested Dober had a large advantage in power over Makhachev, boosting at 43% knock out percentage over Makhachev's 17%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Makhachev had an advantage over Dober, with a 39% submission rate over Dober's 26%.
Islam Makhachev was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.
Makhachev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dober. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Makhachev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year later than Dober, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 33 less professional rounds, 54 to Dober's 87.
Makhachev vs Dober form
Drew Dober had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brad Riddell at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
Before that, he had beat Polo Reyes at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Target Center, Minneapolis.
He had lost to Beneil Dariush at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita.
Activity check
Makhachev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
Dober's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 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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