Cub Swanson admitted he walked to the center of the octagon at the end of his UFC on ESPN 51 co-main event with Hakeem Dawodu expecting a loss.
Instead, all three judges gave Swanson (29-13 MMA, 14-9 UFC) two of three rounds on the scorecards, and he left the fight with a unanimous decision win over Dawodu (14-3-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in the featherweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Coachella Valley, STAND UP!! 🌴@CubSwanson is walking away with the victory tonight! #UFCVegas78 pic.twitter.com/Z1uzMzTFu5
— UFC (@ufc) August 13, 2023