Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
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Stats & Records
7
Wins by Knockout
5
Wins by Decision
2
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 734
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 1443
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- Takedowns Attempted
- 2
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Calgary, Canada
Trains at
Champions Creed MMA
Fighting style
Muay Thai
Age
32
Height
68.00
Weight
146.00
Octagon Debut
Mar. 17, 2018
Reach
73.50
Leg reach
40.50
- Pro since 2014
- Has won eight of his last 12
- Seven wins by KO
- Two first round finishes
- Last pre-UFC fight was March 2017 win over UFC vet Steven Siler
- Avenged draw with Marat Magomedov via KO
- Origin of nickname: “It came from my amateur days in Muay Thai because I was really aggressive and knocked people out.”
UFC on ESPN (8/12/23) Dawodu lost a three round unanimous decision to Cub Swanson
UFC 279 (9/10/22) Dawodu lost a three round unanimous decision to Julian Erosa
UFC Fight Night (2/5/22) Dawodu won a three round unanimous decision over Michael Trizano
UFC 263 (6/12/21) Dawodu lost a three round unanimous decision to Movsar Evloev
UFC 253 (9/27/20) Dawodu won a three round split decision over Zubaira Tukhugov
UFC 244 (11/2/19) Dawodu won a three round split decision over Julio Arce
UFC 240 (7/27/19) Dawodu stopped Yoshinori Horie via strikes at 4:09 of the third round
UFC 231 (12/8/18) Dawodu won a three round split decision over Kyle Bochniak
UFC on FOX (7/28/18) Dawodu won a three round unanimous decision over Austin Arnett
UFC Fight Night (3/17/18) Dawodu was submitted by Danny Henry via guillotine choke at :39 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started fighting 11 years ago to get off probation and anger management so I could get off house arrest when I was a teenager.
What ranks and titles have you held? Amateur
- 2012 IFMA World MT Championships 63.5kg Bronze Medalist
- 2012 PAMU Light Welterweight MT Champion
- 2011 TBA World Classic MT Champion
- 2011 IKF World Lightwelterweight MT Champion
- 2010 WKA North American Lightwelterweight MT Champion
- 2010 IKF Worl Classic Welterweight Champion MT Champion
- 2010 CMTC-A Team Canada Superlightweight MT Champion
- 2010 WKA Canadian Superlightweight MT Champion
- 2010 IFMA World Muay Thai Championships 63.5kg Gold Medalist
- 2014 WMC Welterweight Intercontinental MT Champion
Do you have any heroes? Muhammad Ali, James Toney, Sugar Ray Robinson
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means everything and I will become a champion in the future.
What was your job before you started fighting? A little bit of construction
Favorite Striking technique: Knockout technique
