Hakeem Dawodu (13-4-1, 7) was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 2, 1991. At the age of 22 years on February 21, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Behrang Yousefi, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On March 17, 2018, 26-year old Hakeem Dawodu made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov against Danny Henry but lost the fight via choke-out in the 1st round.
Dawodu's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Cub Swanson at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos at age 32 on August 12, 2023. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Hakeem Dawodu's best fights have been against Yoshinori Horie, Julio Arce, Michael Trizano, Austin Arnett, Mike Malott, Zubaira Tukhugov and Kyle Bochniak.
Dawodu has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Aug 12, 2023 32 years, 1 months 13-4-1 (7) | 39 years, 9 months 28-13 (17) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
17  | Sep 10, 2022 31 years, 2 months 13-3-1 (7) | 33 years, 1 months 27-9 (23) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
16 | Feb 5, 2022 30 years, 7 months 13-2-1 (7) | Michael Trizano | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15  | Jun 12, 2021 29 years, 11 months 12-2-1 (7) | 27 years, 4 months 14-0 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
14  | Sep 27, 2020 29 years, 2 months 12-1-1 (7) | 29 years, 8 months 19-4-1 (7) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
13 | Nov 2, 2019 28 years, 4 months 11-1-1 (7) | Julio Arce | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
12 | Jul 27, 2019 28 years 10-1-1 (7) | Yoshinori Horie | UFC | 3 | TKO | WIN Head kick | |
11  | Dec 8, 2018 27 years, 5 months 9-1-1 (6) | 31 years, 10 months 8-3 (4) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
10  | Jul 28, 2018 27 years 8-1-1 (6) | 26 years, 9 months 15-4 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Mar 17, 2018 26 years, 8 months 7-1-1 (6) | Danny Henry | UFC | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
8  | Mar 18, 2017 25 years, 8 months 7-0-1 (6) | 30 years, 1 months 29-15 (21) | WSOF | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Jul 30, 2016 25 years 6-0-1 (6) | Marat Magomedov | WSOF | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Dec 18, 2015 24 years, 5 months 5-0-1 (5) | Marat Magomedov | WSOF | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority | |
5 | Jun 5, 2015 23 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Chuka Willis | WSOF | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees and elbows | |
4 | Feb 12, 2015 23 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Tristan Johnson | WSOF | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3  | Oct 11, 2014 23 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | 22 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | WSOF | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
2 | Jun 7, 2014 22 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Jake Macdonald | WSOF | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Feb 21, 2014 22 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Behrang Yousefi | WSOF | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
