{"id":103931,"date":"2026-06-04T06:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/hakeem-dawodu\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:15:36","slug":"hakeem-dawodu","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/hakeem-dawodu\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Dawodu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hakeem \u00ab\u00a0Mean\u00a0\u00bb Dawodu \u2014 le kickboxeur canadien aux poings forg\u00e9s en Muay Thai<\/h2>\n<h3>Un parcours qui commence loin des octogones<\/h3>\n<p>Hakeem Tyrone Dawodu est n\u00e9 le 2 juillet 1991 \u00e0 Calgary, en Alberta, de parents originaires du Nigeria et de la Jama\u00efque. \u00c0 14 ans, il se retrouve en centre de d\u00e9tention pour mineurs. C&rsquo;est deux ans plus tard qu&rsquo;un \u00e9ducateur lui fait d\u00e9couvrir le Muay Thai comme outil de canalisation \u2014 et cette rencontre va changer la trajectoire de toute sa vie. Depuis ce premier sac de frappe, Dawodu n&rsquo;a jamais vraiment arr\u00eat\u00e9 de taper.<\/p>\n<h3>Une base debout hors norme<\/h3>\n<p>Avant m\u00eame de poser le pied dans une cage, Dawodu empile les titres en boxe pieds-poings. Il compile un bilan amateur de 42-5 en Muay Thai, d\u00e9croche la m\u00e9daille d&rsquo;or aux Championnats du Monde IFMA 2010 en cat\u00e9gorie B, puis le titre WMC Welterweight Intercontinental en 2014. En kickboxing professionnel, il termine \u00e0 9-0 sans la moindre d\u00e9faite. Quand il passe au MMA, le socle est d\u00e9j\u00e0 du b\u00e9ton arm\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h3>L&rsquo;UFC : six victoires, trois d\u00e9faites et un \u00ab\u00a0Performance of the Night\u00a0\u00bb<\/h3>\n<p>Le 11 novembre 2017, Dawodu signe un contrat quatre combats avec l&rsquo;UFC. Sa premi\u00e8re sortie sous la banni\u00e8re est difficile : il chute face \u00e0 Danny Henry en mars 2018, soumis en 39 secondes d\u00e8s le premier round. Mais il rebondit vite. Il encha\u00eene avec des victoires contre Austin Arnett (juillet 2018), Kyle Bochniak (d\u00e9cembre 2018), avant de livrer son meilleur moment en cage : un TKO au troisi\u00e8me round sur Yoshinori Horie \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 240, le 27 juillet 2019, qui lui vaut le bonus \u00ab\u00a0Performance of the Night\u00a0\u00bb. Dans la foul\u00e9e, il bat Julio Arce en novembre 2019 par d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e, puis Zubaira Tukhugov en septembre 2020.<\/p>\n<p>La mont\u00e9e en gamme ralentit la machine. Il s&rsquo;incline aux points face \u00e0 l&rsquo;invaincu Movsar Evloev en juin 2021, revient battre Michael Trizano en f\u00e9vrier 2022, mais perd ensuite deux d\u00e9cisions cons\u00e9cutives contre Julian Erosa \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 279 (septembre 2022) et Cub Swanson en ao\u00fbt 2023. L&rsquo;UFC le lib\u00e8re en juin 2025, avec un bilan global de 14 victoires, 4 d\u00e9faites et 1 nul (dont 7 KO et z\u00e9ro soumission inflig\u00e9e \u2014 la boxe reste son langage).<\/p>\n<h3>Apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;UFC : champion dans un nouveau chapitre<\/h3>\n<p>Sorti de la plus grande organisation mondiale, Dawodu ne raccroche pas. En octobre 2025, il devient champion poids plume de l&rsquo;Unified MMA (UMMA). \u00c0 34 ans, il continue de faire parler ses poings, cette fois dans une ligue o\u00f9 il est l&rsquo;homme \u00e0 battre. Son camp d&rsquo;entra\u00eenement Champions Creed MMA \u00e0 Calgary reste sa base.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hakeem_Dawodu\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/hakeem-dawodu\">UFC.com<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakeem \u00ab\u00a0Mean\u00a0\u00bb Dawodu, kickboxeur canadien de Calgary pass\u00e9 par l&rsquo;UFC en poids plume. 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