Erceg vs Dvorak

Who won Erceg vs Dvorak?

Steve Erceg beat David Dvorak by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 289, on Saturday 10th June 2023 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Steve Erceg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Erceg vs Dvorak stats

Steve Erceg stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

David Dvorak made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Steve Erceg's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Steve Erceg's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while David Dvorak's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Dvorak had a large advantage in power over Erceg, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Erceg's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erceg had a large advantage over Dvorak, boasting a 67% submission rate over Dvorak's 40%.

Steve Erceg was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Erceg had a height advantage of 4 inches over Dvorak. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Erceg was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 8 months later than Dvorak, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 33 to Dvorak's 50.

Erceg vs Dvorak form

Erceg had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kai Kara France at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Alessandro Costa at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated David Dvorak at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Activity check

Erceg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Dvorak's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Erceg vs Dvorak?

Steve Erceg was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while David Dvorak made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.