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.

Gordon vs Dawson form

Jared Gordon had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Leonardo Santos at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Grant Dawson at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Joe Solecki at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Charles Oliveira at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Activity check

Gordon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Dawson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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