Stats

Fighting style: Freestyle
Stance: Southpaw
Division: Lightweight
Height: 5' 8"
Reach: 70"
Leg reach: 35.00
Weight: 155 lbs.
Team: Mid-America Martial Arts (formerly)
Nationality: Omaha, United States
Age: 34

Accolades

Recent win streak: 1
Wins by KO: 12
Wins by submission: 5
Wins by decision: 7

ATHLETE METRICS

STRIKING ACCURACY

Significant Strikes Attempted: 1939
Significant Strikes Landed: 774

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY

Takedowns Attempted: 46
Takedowns Landed: 7

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Dober is a professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Lightweight contender. He has been competing in the sport since 2008 and currently holds a record of 24-9-1, with 16 victories coming by way of knockout or submission.

Dober’s career began at age 17 when he fought for King of the Cage, winning his debut fight via first round submission. He quickly moved up to Titan Fighting Championships where he won two fights before joining Bellator MMA in 2011. After compiling an impressive 4-2 record over two years with the promotion, Dober opted to move on to World Series of Fighting (now known as Professional Fighters League). Over his five year stint there, he compiled a 10-5 record while becoming one of their most successful fighters ever.

In 2016, Dober made his much anticipated jump to UFC after signing on a four fight contract with them that same year. His first bout was against Jason Gonzalez which ended in victory via unanimous decision but it was his next three fights that really pushed him forward into stardom: A win via TKO against Scott Holtzman followed by back-to-back wins over Frank Camacho and Josh Burkman respectively ending both those bouts within 2 minutes each! These spectacular performances earned him ‘Performance Of The Night’ honors from UFC and soon after ‘Fight Of The Night’ recognition for his war against Alexander Hernandez which he lost via split decision but still managed to make a statement due to its high intensity action throughout all three rounds!
Since then Drew has gone on to have some more impressive showings inside the octagon such as dominate victories over Nasrat Haqparast & Jon Tuck showcasing why he is one of the top contenders in Lightweight division today! This year alone Dober has already competed twice; First taking out Marco Polo Reyes via armbar submission within just 21 seconds earning himself another performance bonus from UFC followed by being part of Fight Island main event last month where he took out Alexander Hernandez once again this time getting through all 15 minutes successfully dominating majority if not entirety during their trilogy bout thereby further cementing himself as one of top lightweight contenders! Currently ranked #8 in Lightweight rankings Drew looks primed for some big matchups later this year as well – making him surely someone you should look out for if you are fanatics about great action packed fights inside Octagon!!

Fight History

Ricky Glenn
Drew Dober: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 1 @ 2:36
Sat. Oct 07, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
Matt Frevola
Drew Dober: Defeated
by KO/TKO in Round 1 @ 4:08
Sat. May 06, 2023
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
288
Bobby Green
Drew Dober: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 2 @ 2:45
Sat. Dec 17, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Rafael Alves
Drew Dober: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 3 @ 1:30
Sat. Jul 30, 2022
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
277
Terrance McKinney
Drew Dober: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 1 @ 3:17
Sat. Mar 12, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Brad Riddell
Drew Dober: Defeated
by Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jun 12, 2021
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
263
Islam Makhachev
Drew Dober: Defeated
by Submission in Round 3
Sat. Mar 06, 2021
UFC 259: Adesanya vs. Blachowicz
259
Alexander Hernandez
Drew Dober: Winner
by in Round @ 4:25
Wed. May 13, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
Nasrat Haqparast
Drew Dober: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 1
Sat. Jan 18, 2020
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
246
Polo Reyes
Drew Dober: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 1
Sat. Jun 29, 2019
UFC FN: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos

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