48 Facts About Drew Dober

Andrew Martin Dober was born on October 19,1988 and is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Drew Dober began training in Muay Thai at the age of 14 and was highly successful, going on to become a two-time Amateur National Champion.

Drew Dober wrestled his junior and senior years at Millard North High School.

Drew Dober is a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, having achieved that rank under Ed Shobe of Mid-America Martial Arts before he moved to train in Colorado.

Drew Dober faced Nick Nolte at Bellator 16 on April 29,2010.

Drew Dober won the fight via arm-triangle choke submission in the first round.

In February 2012, it was revealed that Drew Dober would be a participant on The Ultimate Fighter 15.

Drew Dober was defeated in the entry round by Daron Cruickshank via unanimous decision.

Drew Dober stepped in for an injured Sergio Moraes to face Sean Spencer at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale on November 30,2013.

Drew Dober next faced Nick Hein at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi on May 31,2014.

Drew Dober faced former WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner at UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs Miocic.

Drew Dober secured his biggest win to date, defeating Varner via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

Drew Dober faced Leandro Silva on March 21,2015 at UFC Fight Night 62.

Drew Dober lost the fight via technical submission in the second round.

Silva was attempting to secure a guillotine choke after dropping to the mat with Drew Dober's neck secured in his arm.

Drew Dober defended and moved his body to the side to stave off being caught in the choke.

Silva appeared to be losing his grip on the submission as Drew Dober continued to work free.

In reality, he was stopping the fight due to submission despite the fact that Drew Dober never tapped and was in no significant danger of being choked out from the hold.

Drew Dober then faced Efrain Escudero at UFC 188 on June 13,2015.

Drew Dober lost the fight by guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Drew Dober was expected to face Erik Koch on January 2,2016 at UFC 195.

Drew Dober was expected to face Islam Makhachev on April 16,2016 at UFC on Fox 19.

Drew Dober won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Drew Dober next faced Olivier Aubin-Mercier on December 10,2016 at UFC 206.

Drew Dober lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Drew Dober then faced Josh Burkman on July 29,2017 at UFC 214.

Drew Dober faced Frank Camacho in a welterweight bout on January 27,2018 at UFC on Fox: Jacare vs Brunson 2.

Drew Dober faced Jon Tuck in a lightweight bout on August 25,2018 at UFC Fight Night 135.

Drew Dober faced Beneil Dariush on March 9,2019 at UFC Fight Night 146.

Drew Dober lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Drew Dober faced Polo Reyes on June 29,2019 at UFC on ESPN 3.

Drew Dober won the fight via knockout in the first round.

Drew Dober faced Nasrat Haqparast on January 18,2020 at UFC 246.

Drew Dober won the fight via knockout in the first round.

Drew Dober was expected to face Carlos Diego Ferreira on May 2,2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Weidman.

Drew Dober instead faced Alexander Hernandez on May 13,2020 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira.

Drew Dober won the fight via technical knockout in round two.

Drew Dober faced Islam Makhachev March 6,2021 at UFC 259.

Drew Dober lost the fight via submission in round three.

Drew Dober faced Brad Riddell on June 12,2021 at UFC 263.

Drew Dober was next expected to face Ricky Glenn at UFC Fight Night 204 on March 12,2022.

Drew Dober faced Rafael Alves on July 30,2022, at UFC 277.

Drew Dober won the fight in the third round after knocking out Alves with a punch to the body.

Drew Dober faced Bobby Green on December 17,2022, at UFC Fight Night 216.

Drew Dober won the fight via knockout in round two.

Drew Dober faced Matt Frevola on May 6,2023, at UFC 288.

Drew Dober lost the fight by TKO at the end of the first round.

Drew Dober was previously married to his former opponent Nick Hein's sister Gloria.