Hakeem Dawodu

Mean

Canada

Gets no help from judges in defeat
FeatherweightUFC
August 12, 2023
Dawodu lost to Cub Swanson via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC on ESPN 51 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
The vast majority of people that watched this fight would have scored it for Dawodu. The fact all three judges scored it for Swanson is mind-blowing. Hakeem was the consistently more effective fighter in what was primarily a kickboxing match. Cub, as he always does, made things ugly and landed his fair share of shots, but Dawodu was the much more technical and consistently effective striker. He gave up a shockingly easy takedown midway through Round 3 which cost him the final frame, but he certainly appeared to do enough over the course of the first ten minutes to win the fight. The bad luck comes at the worst possible time for the 32-year-old Canadian, who drops to 1-3 in his past four fights.
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Facing Cub Swanson in August
FeatherweightUFC
June 27, 2023
Dawodu (undisclosed) will take on Cub Swanson at the UFC event on Aug. 12, MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Dawodu was supposed to fight Lucas Almeida at UFC 289 earlier this month, but was removed from the card. Dawodu was last in the Octagon back in September when he lost to Julian Erosa by unanimous decision.
No longer fighting Almeida
FeatherweightUFC
May 19, 2023
Dawodu will no longer fight Lucas Almeida at UFC 289 on June 10, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports Friday.
ANALYSIS
Dawodu is officially off the card for reasons that are currently unclear. His initial opponent Almeida is now scheduled to fight Pat Sabatini on June 17.
Taking on Lucas Almeida
FeatherweightUFC
April 7, 2023
Dawodu agreed to fight Lucas Almeida at UFC 289 on June 10, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Dawodu lost to Julian Erosa in September after missing weight, marking his second loss in his past three fights. Almeida won his UFC debut last June but has been unable to get back into the Octagon due to opponent issues.
Loses after missing weight
FeatherweightUFC
September 10, 2022
Dawodu lost to Julian Erosa via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC 279 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Dawodu had made some real headway of late, picking up victories in six of his past seven bouts dating back to July 2018, but all that good work has completely evaporated in the span of 36 hours. First, Dawodu missed weight by 3.5 pounds Friday morning. He forfeited 30 percent of his purse to Erosa for the fight to continue, and then was completely outclassed for 15 minutes despite entering as a -215 favorite. Hakeem shockingly had issues with Erosa's in the stand-up, in addition to struggling in the grappling department, which was more predictable. Dawodu needs a significant rebound performance his next time out.
Misses weight Friday
FeatherweightUFC
September 9, 2022
Dawodu weighed in at 149.5 pounds ahead of Saturday's fight against Julian Erosa at UFC 279, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports. He will not attempt to cut down any further to reach the 146-pound featherweight limit.
ANALYSIS
Dawodu will forfeit 30 percent of his purse for Saturday's bout after coming in three and a half pounds over the featherweight limit. Despite the weight miss, Dawodu will look to earn a second straight victory after defeating Mike Trizano in February.