Featherweight

Hakeem Dawodu

Last fought: Aug 2023

RECORD

Pro

13-4-1

UFC

6-4-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:28
Fight Completion Rate	89.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.70
% Fights Inside the Distance	20.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	35-21 (62.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	12-7 (63.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	23-14 (62.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	75.1%
% Time in Control	9.8%
% Time Controlled	15.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	39.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.07
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.47
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.61
Distance Strike Accuracy	47.5%
Distance Strike Defense	61.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.18
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.26
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.10
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.42
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.60

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field

Hakeem Dawodu League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Hakeem Dawodu
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	2.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	65.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:28
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	83.3%
Avg Fight Time	13:28
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	51.7%
Control Time/Fight	1:28

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Cub Swanson

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos • Aug 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hakeem Dawodu95/17654%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:10

Cub Swanson77/15649%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	29/56	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cub Swanson	23/42	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Hakeem Dawodu	29/55	53%	0/0	2:20	—
	Cub Swanson	28/51	55%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Hakeem Dawodu	37/65	57%	0/0	0:50	—
	Cub Swanson	26/63	41%	1/2	1:21	—

LOSS

vs. Julian Erosa

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson • Sep 2022Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hakeem Dawodu74/14750%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

Julian Erosa92/18849%TD 2/6Ctrl 4:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	31/57	54%	0/0	0:04	—
	Julian Erosa	48/87	55%	0/2	0:41	—

R2	Hakeem Dawodu	21/39	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Julian Erosa	22/51	43%	1/1	2:30	—

R3	Hakeem Dawodu	22/51	43%	0/0	0:08	—
	Julian Erosa	22/50	44%	1/3	1:11	—

WIN

vs. Michael Trizano

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland • Feb 2022Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hakeem Dawodu141/21466%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:46

Michael Trizano70/13353%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	43/81	53%	0/0	0:07	—
	Michael Trizano	25/48	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Hakeem Dawodu	52/74	70%	0/0	1:25	—
	Michael Trizano	23/40	57%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Hakeem Dawodu	46/59	78%	0/0	2:14	—
	Michael Trizano	22/45	49%	1/1	0:30	—

LOSS

vs. Movsar Evloev

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hakeem Dawodu39/9242%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:16

Movsar Evloev42/9047%TD 9/13Ctrl 8:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	7/18	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	11/13	85%	4/6	3:36	—

R2	Hakeem Dawodu	1/4	25%	0/0	0:11	—
	Movsar Evloev	14/15	93%	3/3	4:34	—

R3	Hakeem Dawodu	31/70	44%	0/1	0:05	—
	Movsar Evloev	17/62	27%	2/4	0:45	—

WIN

vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa • Sep 2020Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hakeem Dawodu69/13651%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Zubaira Tukhugov35/9338%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	13/41	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zubaira Tukhugov	10/29	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Hakeem Dawodu	36/58	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zubaira Tukhugov	21/54	39%	1/2	1:17	—

R3	Hakeem Dawodu	20/37	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zubaira Tukhugov	4/10	40%	0/5	0:46	—

WIN

vs. Julio Arce

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz • Nov 2019Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hakeem Dawodu55/13940%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:39

Julio Arce32/12426%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	13/39	33%	0/0	0:51	—
	Julio Arce	6/31	19%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Hakeem Dawodu	14/37	38%	0/0	1:25	—
	Julio Arce	9/42	21%	1/1	0:43	—

R3	Hakeem Dawodu	28/63	44%	0/0	1:23	—
	Julio Arce	17/51	33%	0/1	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Yoshinori Horie

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar • Jul 2019Featherweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 4:09

Hakeem Dawodu80/15452%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:20KD 1

Yoshinori Horie39/7949%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	14/32	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoshinori Horie	11/26	42%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Hakeem Dawodu	22/50	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoshinori Horie	13/24	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Hakeem Dawodu	44/72	61%	0/0	1:20	1
	Yoshinori Horie	15/29	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Bochniak

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hakeem Dawodu103/21249%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Kyle Bochniak42/10939%TD 2/12Ctrl 1:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	25/53	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyle Bochniak	10/26	38%	1/4	0:36	—

R2	Hakeem Dawodu	31/81	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyle Bochniak	12/32	38%	0/3	0:17	—

R3	Hakeem Dawodu	47/78	60%	0/0	0:02	—
	Kyle Bochniak	20/51	39%	1/5	0:59	—

WIN

vs. Austin Arnett

UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 • Jul 2018Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Hakeem Dawodu75/17044%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:46

Austin Arnett23/6834%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	17/25	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Austin Arnett	0/7	0%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Hakeem Dawodu	31/79	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Austin Arnett	19/46	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Hakeem Dawodu	27/66	41%	0/0	0:46	—
	Austin Arnett	4/15	27%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Danny Henry

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov • Mar 2018Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:39

Hakeem Dawodu3/3100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Danny Henry2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Hakeem Dawodu	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Danny Henry	2/5	40%	0/0	0:13	1

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com