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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Julian Erosa won · U-DEC R3
Elo1473
Elo1495
Julian Erosa

Hakeem DawoduvsJulian ErosaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · Saturday, September 10, 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Julian Erosa won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupHakeem Dawodu: StrikervsJulian Erosa: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Julian Erosa wins(54.5%)

Actual result: Julian Erosa wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Julian Erosa at +185 American odds

+$185 profit

$285 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Stance matchup historically favors Julian Erosa (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Hakeem Dawodu
Red Corner
VS
Julian Erosa
Blue Corner
-215
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+185
(35%)
1473
Elo
1495
35
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Hakeem Dawodu
oldest →
W
vs Julio Arce · Nov 19
W
vs Zubaira Tukhugov · Sep 20
L
vs Movsar Evloev · Jun 21
W
vs Michael Trizano · Feb 22
L
vs Cub Swanson · Aug 23
latest
Julian ErosaL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Ricardo Ramos · Mar 24
W
SUBvs Christian Rodriguez · Jul 24
W
KOvs Darren Elkins · Apr 25
L
vs Melquizael Costa · May 25
L
KOvs Lerryan Douglas · Mar 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Hakeem DawoduMetricJulian Erosa
5.45
Strikes / min
6.18
3.37
Strikes absorbed / min
6.31
56%
Strike defense
48%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
1.73
65%
Takedown defense
61%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.08Δ 2.21 — meaningful gap-0.13

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1563 vs 1509Strikes5.5 vs 6.2Takedowns0.0 vs 1.7Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.80Form0.5 vs 0.6
Hakeem DawoduJulian Erosa

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Hakeem Dawodu(10 fights)Julian Erosa(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -21.5|Blue +21.5
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Layoff
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Hakeem DawoduTargetJulian Erosa

By target zone

43
39% acc · 58%
Head
60
40% acc · 65%
18
86% acc · 24%
Body
28
88% acc · 30%
13
76% acc · 18%
Leg
4
57% acc · 4%

By position

57
45% acc · 77%
Distance
59
40% acc · 64%
16
80% acc · 22%
Clinch
24
80% acc · 26%
1
100% acc · 1%
Ground
9
100% acc · 10%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Hakeem Dawodu rounds
0
even
3
Julian Erosa rounds
Round 1Julian Erosa edged it
Sig. strikes31
Takedowns0
Control0:04
48Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:41Control
Round 2Julian Erosa edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:00
22Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:30Control
Round 3Julian Erosa edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control0:08
22Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:11Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
74 / 147
Sig Strikes
92 / 188
50%
Sig Str %
47.3%
90 / 163
Total Strikes
152 / 257
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 6
TD %
44.3%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
0:12
Ctrl Time
4:22

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Julian Erosa48 / 8760 / 990 / 20
1Hakeem Dawodu31 / 5736 / 620 / 00
2Julian Erosa22 / 5147 / 801 / 10
2Hakeem Dawodu21 / 3928 / 460 / 00
3Julian Erosa22 / 5045 / 781 / 30
3Hakeem Dawodu22 / 5126 / 550 / 00

Hakeem Dawodu

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights10

Julian Erosa

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights18