Gordon vs Dawson

Who won Gordon vs Dawson?

Grant Dawson beat Jared Gordon by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th April 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).

Gordon vs Dawson stats

Jared Gordon stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Grant Dawson made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Jared Gordon's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Grant Dawson marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Jared Gordon's UFC record stood at 8-6-0, while Grant Dawson's came in at 11-1-1.

The stats suggested Gordon had a slight advantage in power over Dawson, with a 33% knock out percentage over Dawson's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dawson had a massive advantage over Gordon, boasting a 65% submission rate over Gordon's 11%.

Jared Gordon was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Dawson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gordon. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Gordon was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Dawson, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 70 to Dawson's 52.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Grant Dawson had been fighting more than Jared Gordon.

Going to this contest, Jared Gordon had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 5 days ago, while Grant Dawson's last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 14 days ago.

Gordon's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Dawson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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