Dumas vs Azaitar

Who won Dumas vs Azaitar?

Sedriques Dumas beat Abu Azaitar by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 294, on Saturday 21st October 2023 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sedriques Dumas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Dumas vs Azaitar stats

Sedriques Dumas stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Abu Azaitar made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Sedriques Dumas' 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Sedriques Dumas' UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Abu Azaitar's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested that Dumas and Azaitar have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dumas had an advantage over Azaitar, with a 25% submission rate over Azaitar's 7%.

Sedriques Dumas was the younger man by 10 years, at 29 years old.

Dumas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Azaitar.

Dumas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 11 years and 2 months later than Azaitar, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 24 to Azaitar's 39.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sedriques Dumas had been fighting more than Abu Azaitar.

Going to this contest, Sedriques Dumas had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 6 days ago, while Abu Azaitar's last outing had been 4 years, 1 month and 3 days ago.

Dumas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Azaitar's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dumas vs Azaitar?

Sedriques Dumas was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Abu Azaitar made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.