Fighter profile

Drew Dober

Lightweight · UFC record 15-11 (1 NC) · 27 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 7 Mar 2026

Power Striker

Next bout: vs Chris Duncan · UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)76

Power90

Striking defense71

Takedown defense72

WrestlingProvisional measure59

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (27 detailed fights; as of Sat 7 Mar 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED82.2

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED71.5

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 38

Last 3: L L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

27 detailed UFC fights · 55 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 7 Mar 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed17.5per round

Striking differential+0.6per round

Takedown attempts0.96per round

Takedown defense58.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate80.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 18.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 17.5
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.6
Striking accuracy: 41.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 53.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.18
Target: head / body / leg: 63.2% / 22.6% / 14.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 79.5% / 11.2% / 9.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.96
Takedowns landed per round: 0.16
Takedown accuracy: 17.0%
Takedown defense: 58.2%
Control time per round: 0:32
Submission attempts per round: 0.02
Reversals per round: 0.02

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 15-11-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 80.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 11 · 1 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 4 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 10 / 3
Average fight time: 7:55 (over 24 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Drew Dober — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 7 Mar 2026	Michael Johnson	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:53	UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
Sat 18 Oct 2025	Kyle Prepolec	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 1:16	UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Sat 29 Mar 2025	Manuel Torres	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:45	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
Sat 13 Jul 2024	Jean Silva	L	KO/TKO	R3 1:28	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Sat 3 Feb 2024	Renato Moicano	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov

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Drew Dober — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 7 Oct 2023	Ricky Glenn	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:36	UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
Sat 6 May 2023	Matt Frevola	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:08	UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Sat 17 Dec 2022	King Green	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 2:45	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Rafael Alves	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 1:30	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 12 Mar 2022	Terrance McKinney	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:17	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Sat 12 Jun 2021	Brad Riddell	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Sat 6 Mar 2021	Islam Makhachev	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 1:37	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Wed 13 May 2020	Alexander Hernandez	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:25	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
Sat 18 Jan 2020	Nasrat Haqparast	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:10	UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
Sat 29 Jun 2019	Marco Polo Reyes	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:07	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Sat 9 Mar 2019	Beneil Dariush	L	SUB Armbar	R2 4:41	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Sat 25 Aug 2018	Jon Tuck	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
Sat 27 Jan 2018	Frank Camacho	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2
Sat 29 Jul 2017	Joshua Burkman	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:04	UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Sat 10 Dec 2016	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:57	UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
Sat 10 Sep 2016	Jason Gonzalez	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:45	UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
Sat 2 Jan 2016	Scott Holtzman	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit
Sat 13 Jun 2015	Efrain Escudero	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 0:54	UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
Sat 21 Mar 2015	Leandro Silva	NC	Overturned Guillotine Choke	R2 2:45	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare
Sat 13 Dec 2014	Jamie Varner	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 1:52	UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
Sat 31 May 2014	Nick Hein	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi
Sat 30 Nov 2013	Sean Spencer	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale

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