Last fight
UFC FIGHT NIGHT
Win
Hawes vs Ferreira
Jan. 13, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
8
Wins by Knockout
2
Wins by Submission
7
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 341
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 576
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 6
- Takedowns Attempted
- 26
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Hackensack, United States
Age
35
Height
72.00
Weight
185.00
Octagon Debut
Aug. 1, 2017
Reach
77.50
Leg reach
41.00
- Pro since 2014
- Eight wins by KO, two by submission (Armbar, RNC)
- Seven first round finishes
UFC Fight Night (1/13/24) Hawes was knocked out by Brunno Ferreira at 4:55 of the first round
UFC 288 (5/6/23) Hawes was knocked out by Ikram Aliskerov at 2:10 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (10/29/22) Hawes was knocked out by Roman Dolidze at 4:09 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (6/18/22) Hawes stopped Deron Winn via strikes at 4:25 of the second round
UFC 268 (11/6/21) Hawes was knocked out by Chris Curtis at 4:27 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (5/8/21) Hawes won a three-round unanimous decision over Kyle Daukaus
UFC Fight Night (2/20/21) Hawes won a three-round majority decision over Nassourdine Imavov
UFC 254 (10/24/20) Hawes knocked out Jacob Malkoun at :18 of the first round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 4
Episode six (9/8/20) Hawes stopped Khadzi Bestaev via strikes at 1:18 of the first round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 1
Episode four (8/1/17) Hawes was knocked out by Julian Marquez at 2:20 of the second round
The Ultimate Fighter, Season 23
On episode one, Hawes lost a two round unanimous decision to Andrew Sanchez
TRAINING: 3pm wrestling, 7pm jiu-jitsu
When and why did you start training for fighting? After I graduated from college I felt like it was the next step.
What ranks and titles have you held? Division I wrestler for Iowa State and junior college national champ for Iowa Central Community College
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Becoming a UFC champ has been everything I have worked towards for as long as I can remember; it would be one step closer to a dream come true.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Iowa state, Bachelor’s in sociology
What was your job before you started fighting? Before I started fighting, I was a college student
