Dober vs Frevola

Who won Dober vs Frevola?

Matt Frevola beat Drew Dober by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 288, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Prudential Center in Newark.

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).

Dober vs Frevola stats

Drew Dober stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Matt Frevola made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Drew Dober's 25th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Matt Frevola marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Drew Dober's UFC record stood at 13-11-0, while Matt Frevola's came in at 5-5-1.

The stats suggested Dober had an advantage in power over Frevola, with a 50% knock out percentage over Frevola's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Frevola had a slight advantage over Dober, with a 30% submission rate over Dober's 23%.

Drew Dober was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Frevola had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dober. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Dober was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Frevola, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, 91 to Frevola's 32.

Dober vs Frevola form

Dober had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Polo Reyes at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Target Center, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had been beaten by Beneil Dariush at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita.

He had defeated Frank Camacho at UFC on FOX 27 on 27th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Activity check

Dober's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Frevola's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dober vs Frevola?

Drew Dober was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Matt Frevola made his way into the ring at 37/20 (+190) with oddsmakers.