Dober vs Green

Who won Dober vs Green?

Drew Dober beat Bobby Green by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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 Green stats

Drew Dober stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Bobby Green made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 13 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Drew Dober's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Bobby Green marked his 26th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Drew Dober's UFC record stood at 13-10-0, while Bobby Green's came in at 13-11-1.

The stats suggested Dober had an advantage in power over Green, with a 48% knock out percentage over Green's 34%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Green had a slight advantage over Dober, with a 28% submission rate over Dober's 24%.

Drew Dober was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Green had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dober. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Dober was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 6 months later than Green, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 90 to Green's 110.

Dober vs Green form

Drew Dober had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Rafael Alves at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Terrance McKinney at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Brad Riddell at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Green had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Islam Makhachev at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had won against Al Iaquinta at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had lost to Rafael Fiziev at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had been beaten by Thiago Moises at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bobby Green had been fighting more than Drew Dober.

Going to this contest, Drew Dober had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 16 days ago, while Bobby Green's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 20 days ago.

Dober's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Green's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dober vs Green?

Drew Dober was a 43/20 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Bobby Green made his way into the ring at 8/25 (-120) with oddsmakers.