Hakeem Dawodu
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| Hakeem Dawodu | |
|---|---|
 Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 244 | |
| Born | Hakeem Tyrone Dawodu July 2, 1991 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Other names | Mean |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm)[1] |
| Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Team | Champion's Creed MMA Mike Miles Kickboxing Team |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Amateur Muay Thai record | |
| Total | 47 |
| Wins | 42 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Hakeem Tyrone Dawodu (born July 2, 1991) is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of Unified MMA, where he is the current UMMA Featherweight Champion.[2] He also formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the World Series of Fighting.
Dawodu was born in Calgary to a mother from Nigeria and a father from Jamaica. When he was six years old, his father was deported, forcing his mother to raise him on her own. He had a troubled childhood; he was first placed in a juvenile detention center at the age of 14. Two years later, his counselor placed him in Muay Thai training as a means of controlling his anger.[3]
Mixed martial arts career
His background is in Muay Thai, where he went 42–5 (15 KOs) as an amateur and 9–0 (7 KOs) as a pro.[4][5]
World Series of Fighting
On February 21, 2014, Dawodu made his professional debut at WSOF Canada 1 against Behrang Yousefi.[6] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[7]
On June 7, 2014, Dawodu faced Jake Macdonald at WSOF Canada 2.[8] He won the fight via knockout in the second round.[9]
On October 11, 2014, Dawodu faced Mike Malott at WSOF 14.[10] He won via technical knockout due to punches and elbows in the first round.[11]
On February 11, 2015, Dawodu faced Tristan Johnson at WSOF 18.[12] He won via technical knockout in the third round.[13]
On June 5, 2015, Dawodu faced Chuka Willis at WSOF 21.[14] He won via technical knockout due to knees and punches in the second round.[15]
On December 18, 2015, Dawodu faced Marat Magomedov at WSOF 26.[16] The fight ended in a majority draw.[17]
On July 30, 2016, Dawodu faced Marat Magomedov at WSOF 32 in a rematch.[18] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.[19]
Replacing Alexandre de Almeida, Dawodu faced UFC vet Steven Siler at WSOF 35 March 18, 2017.[20][21] He won the fight via unanimous decision, this marked the first time he gained victory by decision.[22]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On November 11, 2017, it was announced that Dawodu signed a four fight deal with the UFC.[23][24]
Dawodu faced Danny Henry on March 17, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 127.[25] He lost the fight via submission in the fight's opening minute.[26]
Dawodu faced Austin Arnett on July 28, 2018, at UFC on Fox 30.[27] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[28]
Dawodu faced Kyle Bochniak on December 8, 2018, at UFC 231.[29] Dawodu won the fight via split decision.[30]
Dawodu faced promotional newcomer Yoshinori Horie on July 27, 2019, at UFC 240[31] He won the fight via knockout in round three.[32] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[33]
Dawodu faced Julio Arce on November 2, 2019, at UFC 244.[34] He won the fight by split decision.[35]
Dawodu faced Zubaira Tukhugov on September 27, 2020 at UFC 253.[36] Tukhugov missed weight, and was subsequently fined a percentage of his purse, which will go to Dawodu.[37] Dawodu won by split decision.[38]
As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Dawodu was expected to face Shane Burgos on January 24, 2021 at UFC 257.[39][40] However, Dawodu was forced to withdraw from the bout, citing shoulder injury.[41]'
Dawodu faced Movsar Evloev on June 12, 2021, at UFC 263.[42] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[43]
Dawodu faced Michael Trizano on February 5, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 200.[44] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[45]
Dawodu faced Julian Erosa on September 10, 2022, at UFC 279.[46] At the weigh-ins, Dawodu weighed in at 149.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the non-title featherweight limit. Dawodu was fined 30% of his purse, which will go to his opponent Erosa.[47] Dawodu lost the fight via unanimous decision.[48]
Dawodu was scheduled to face Lucas Almeida on June 10, 2023, at UFC 289.[49] However, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons and Almeida was rebooked for a new fight.[50]
Dawodu faced Cub Swanson on August 12, 2023, at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos.[51] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[52]
On June 6, 2025, it was reported that he was released by the UFC.[53]
Unified MMA
After being released from the UFC, Dawodu signed with Canadian-based promotion Unified MMA.[54] He faced 6-1 prospect, Jake Geauvreau on October 3, 2025, and won the bout by unanimous decision.[55]
Championships and accomplishments
MMA
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Yoshinori Horie[33]
Muay Thai & Kickboxing Professional
- World Muaythai Council
- Intercontinental Welterweight Champion (2014)[56]
Amateur
- International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
- 2012 IFMA World Cup A-class Tournament
(-63,5 kg) - 2011 IFMA European Cup A-Class
(-63,5 kg) - 2010 IFMA World Championship B-class
(-63,5 kg)[57]
- 2012 IFMA World Cup A-class Tournament
- Pan American Muaythai Union
- Super lightweight Champion (2012)
- International Kickboxing Federation
Mixed martial arts record
| 19 matches | 14 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 14–4–1 | Jake Geauvreau | Decision (unanimous) | Unified MMA 64 | October 3, 2025 | 5 | 5:00 | Enoch, Alberta, Canada | Won the vacant Unified MMA Featherweight Championship. |
| Loss | 13–4–1 | Cub Swanson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos | August 12, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 13–3–1 | Julian Erosa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 279 | September 10, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (149.5 lb) bout; Dawodu missed weight. |
| Win | 13–2–1 | Michael Trizano | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | February 5, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 12–2–1 | Movsar Evloev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 263 | June 12, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 12–1–1 | Zubaira Tukhugov | Decision (split) | UFC 253 | September 27, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Catchweight (150 lb) bout; Tukhugov missed weight. |
| Win | 11–1–1 | Julio Arce | Decision (split) | UFC 244 | November 2, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Win | 10–1–1 | Yoshinori Horie | TKO (head kick) | UFC 240 | July 27, 2019 | 3 | 4:09 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 9–1–1 | Kyle Bochniak | Decision (split) | UFC 231 | December 8, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 8–1–1 | Austin Arnett | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 | July 28, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 7–1–1 | Danny Henry | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | March 17, 2018 | 1 | 0:39 | London, England | |
| Win | 7–0–1 | Steven Siler | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 35 | March 18, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Verona, New York, United States | |
| Win | 6–0–1 | Marat Magomedov | TKO (punches) | WSOF 32 | July 30, 2016 | 2 | 2:03 | Everett, Washington, United States | |
| Draw | 5–0–1 | Marat Magomedov | Draw (majority) | WSOF 26 | December 18, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Chuka Willis | TKO (knees and elbows) | WSOF 21 | June 5, 2015 | 2 | 2:55 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 4–0 | Tristan Johnson | TKO (punches) | WSOF 18 | February 12, 2015 | 3 | 1:59 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mike Malott | TKO (punches and elbows) | WSOF 14 | October 11, 2014 | 1 | 4:13 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jake Macdonald | KO (punches) | WSOF Canada 2 | June 7, 2014 | 2 | 0:18 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Catchweight (150 lb) bout. |
| Win | 1–0 | Behrang Yousefi | KO (punch) | WSOF Canada 1 | February 21, 2014 | 1 | 1:07 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Muay Thai and kickboxing record
| 9 Wins (7 (T)KO's), 0 Loss, 0 draw | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-24 | Win |  Charlie Peters | Canadian Challenger Muay Thai Series 12 | Edmonton, Canada | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-04-05 | Win |  Samsamut Kiatponthip | Canadian Challenger Muay Thai Series 10 | Calgary, Canada | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins WMC intercontinental Welterweight title. | ||||||||
| 2014-01-24 | Win |  Junpei Hirai | WMC Challenger Muay Thai Series 9 | Calgary, Canada | KO | 1 | ||
| 2013-11-17 | Win | Kongnapa Weerasakreck | M-FIGHT SUK WEERASAKRECK IV | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 2:36 | |
| 2013-05-25 | Win |  Ryan Wiese | K-1 8-man tournament, final | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-05-25 | Win |  | K-1 8-man tournament, semi-finals | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | KO | 3 | ||
| 2013-05-25 | Win |  Davin Sinaswee | K-1 8-man tournament, quarter-finals | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | KO (Low Kick) | 1 | ||
| 2013-04-19 | Win |  Sheldon Gaines | Challenger 7 - 'HEAVY DUTY' | Calgary, Canada | KO | 4 | ||
| 2012-11-24 | Win | Rungjaras | Muay Thai Mayhem 3 | Edmonton, Canada | KO (Left Hook) | 2 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
| 42 Wins (15 (T)KO's), 5 Losses, 0 draw | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-19 | Win | Omar Estevez | FATE 4 Man Tournament Final Title Bout | Calgary, Canada | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2012-10-19 | Win |  Wayne Fisher | FATE 4 Man Tournament Semi Final Bout | Calgary, Canada | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 2012-09-13 | Win |  Dmitry Varats | IFMA World Championship 2012, -63.5 kg Bronze Medal fight | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins IFMA World Championships 2012 -63.5kg Bronze Medal. | ||||||||
| 2012-09-11 | Loss |  Igor Liubchenko | IFMA World Championships 2012, -63.5 kg Semi Final | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-09-10 | Win |  Awad Jawid | IFMA World Championships 2012, -63.5 kg Quarter Final | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-09-08 | Win |  Cezary Zugaj | IFMA World Championships 2012, -63.5 kg First Round | Saint Petersburg, Russia | KO | 3 | ||
| 2012-03-10 | Win |  Sebastian Calvo | Challenger MuayThai Series Challenger 6 | Calgary, Canada | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Wins PAMU Sperlightweight title. | ||||||||
| 2012-01-28 | Win | Parnpetch Petchtalingarm | Challenger 3 – JAWBREAKER | Calgary, Canada | Decision (Split) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2011-12-03 | Win |  Alex Tribe | K-1 last man standing 8-man tournament, final | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2011-12-03 | Win | Josh Jauncey | K-1 last man standing 8-man tournament, semi-final | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 2011-12-03 | Win | Josh Wright | K-1 last man standing 8-man tournament, quarter-final | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2011-11-25 | Win |  Feng Jie | Vancouver, Canada | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | ||
| 2011-09-17 | Win | Tanuthong | Challenger 2 – EXPLOSION | Calgary, Canada | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2011-04-23 | Win | Ryo Takagi | "CHALLENGER 1 -CONCUSSION" | Calgary, Canada | TKO (Knee) | 2 | ||
| Wins IKF Full MuayThai Rules Light Welterweight World title. | ||||||||
| 2011-03-12 | Loss | Aganes Safaryan | IFMA European Cup, -63.5 kg Final | Dresden, Germany | Decision (Split) | 3 | ||
| Wins IFMA European Cup -63.5kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
| 2011-03-12 | Win |  Steffen Weise | IFMA European Cup, -63.5 kg Semi Final | Dresden, Germany | Decision | 3 | ||
| 2011-03-11 | Win | Yevgen Trofymov | IFMA European Cup, -63.5 kg Quarter Final | Dresden, Germany | Decision | 3 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | Win | Karl Pearson | Ringmasters | Calgary, Canada | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 3 | ||
| 2010-12-04 | Win |  Soufiane Taaouati | IFMA World Championship 2010, final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2010 IFMA World Championships B-class -63.5kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2010-12-03 | Win | Ramil Novruzov | IFMA World Championship 2010, semi-final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-12-01 | Win |  Kaplan Abukov | IFMA World Championship 2010, quarter-final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-11-30 | Win |  Willie Rewi | IFMA World Championship 2010, second round | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-11-28 | Win | Zhang Dezheng | IFMA World Championship 2010, first round | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-07-24 | Win | Corey Springer | 2010 IKF World Classic, final | Orlando, Florida, United States | TKO | 2 | 1:58 | |
| Wins IKF World Classic MuayThai Rules Welterweight title. | ||||||||
| 2010-07-24 | Win | Joshua Hill | 2010 IKF World Classic, semi-final | Orlando, Florida, United States | TKO | 2 | 1:24 | |
| 2010-07-23 | Win | Trevor Morgan | 2010 IKF World Classic, quarter-final | Orlando, Florida, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| 2010-07-23 | Win | Lance Garza | 2010 IKF World Classic, preliminary round | Orlando, Florida, United States | TKO | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||