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UFCUFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Hakeem Dawodu
Hakeem Dawodu
“Mean”
13-4-1
RESULT

Hakeem Dawodu def. Zubaira Tukhugov (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Zubaira Tukhugov
Zubaira Tukhugov
“Warrior”
20-6-1
Saturday, September 26, 2020
UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hakeem Dawodu defeated Zubaira Tukhugov by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa, held Saturday, September 26, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Hakeem Dawodu
Zubaira Tukhugov
0
Knockdowns
0
69 of 136
Significant strikes
35 of 93
51%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
70 of 137
Total strikes
40 of 98
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 7
—
Takedown accuracy
14%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
2:03
Significant strikes by target
31 of 80
Head
31 of 88
14 of 21
Body
4 of 5
24 of 35
Leg
0 of 0
69 of 136
Distance
34 of 92
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 41
Sig. str.
10 of 29
13 of 41
Total str.
10 of 29
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
36 of 58
Sig. str.
21 of 54
37 of 59
Total str.
26 of 59
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:17
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 37
Sig. str.
4 of 10
20 of 37
Total str.
4 of 10
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:46

Judges' Scorecards

Ahmed Korchi
#DawoduTukhugov
1109
2910
3109
Total2928
Anders Ohlsson
#DawoduTukhugov
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Dave Tirelli
#DawoduTukhugov
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

7
Dawodu
3
Draw
13
Tukhugov
●29–28 Tukhugov×13●29–28 Dawodu×5●29–29 Draw×3●30–27 Dawodu×2
All 23 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

56%
Dawodu
4%
Draw
40%
Tukhugov
227 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Tukhugov38.8%●29–28 Dawodu38.3%●30–27 Dawodu13.2%●29–29 Draw3.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
61%
Tukhugov
R2
61%
Tukhugov
R3
92%
Dawodu

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Kevin Sataki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

13-4-1
Record
20-6-1
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
35
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
68"
173 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.45
SLpM
3.17
50%
Str. Acc.
39%
3.37
SApM
3.07
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
2.13
0%
TD Acc.
39%
65%
TD Def.
100%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Hakeem Dawodu · 2-3
  • L
    Cub Swanson
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos AnjosSat, Aug 12, 2023
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  • L
    Julian Erosa
    UFC 279: Diaz vs FergusonSat, Sep 10, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Michael Trizano
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs StricklandSat, Feb 5, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Movsar Evloev
    UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2Sat, Jun 12, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Zubaira Tukhugov
    UFC 253: Adesanya vs CostaSat, Sep 26, 2020
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Zubaira Tukhugov · 2-2-1
  • L
    Elves Brener
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Ricardo Ramos
    UFC 267: Blachowicz vs TeixeiraSat, Oct 30, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Hakeem Dawodu
    UFC 253: Adesanya vs CostaSat, Sep 26, 2020
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Kevin Aguilar
    UFC Fight Night: Felder vs HookerSun, Feb 23, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 3:21 · Featherweight
  • D
    Lerone Murphy
    UFC 242: Khabib vs PoirierSat, Sep 7, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 9 fights
73.4
Avg sig. strikes
39.7
0.00
Avg takedowns
1.78
1:19
Avg control time
2:01
141
Career high strikes
77
0
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Hakeem Dawodu
Strike target
Zubaira Tukhugov
46%
Head
87%
29%
Body
10%
25%
Leg
3%
Hakeem Dawodu
Strike position
Zubaira Tukhugov
84%
Distance
85%
16%
Clinch
7%
1%
Ground
9%