Torres vs Dober

Who won Torres vs Dober?

Manuel Torres beat Drew Dober by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

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).

Torres vs Dober stats

Manuel Torres stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 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 27 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Manuel Torres' 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Drew Dober marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Manuel Torres' UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Drew Dober's came in at 13-11-0.

The stats suggested Dober had a slight advantage in power over Torres, with a 52% knock out percentage over Torres' 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Torres had a large advantage over Dober, boasting a 47% submission rate over Dober's 22%.

Manuel Torres was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Torres had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dober. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Torres was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 15 years and 9 months earlier than Dober, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 70 less professional rounds, 21 to Dober's 91.

Torres vs Dober form

Drew Dober had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jean Silva at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Renato Moicano at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rick Glenn at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Matt Frevola at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had beaten Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Torres' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Dober's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Torres vs Dober start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Torres vs Dober?

Manuel Torres was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Drew Dober made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.