UFC Fight Night 171: Smith vs. Teixeira is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Alexander “The Great” Hernandez will take on Drew Dober in the Lightweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 171 card.
In this post, we will break down Alexander Hernandez vs. Drew Dober matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 32-year-old, Alexander Hernandez is coming in with a 11-2-0 record. Hernandez will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards in July.
Dober, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Nasrat Haqparast on July 20, 2019 at UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy and holds a 22-9-0 (1 NC) record.
| Alexander Hernandez | vs. | Drew Dober |
| 32 |
Age |
36 |
| 5′ 9″ |
Height |
5′ 8″ |
| 155 lbs. |
Weight |
155 lbs. |
| 72″ |
Reach |
70″ |
| 11-2-0 |
Record |
22-9-0 (1 NC) |
| Orthodox |
Stance |
Southpaw |
Alexander Hernandez has an orthodox fighting stance with a 72″ reach. The 36-year-old, Drew Dober is an southpaw fighter with a 70″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
Hernandez comes in with 41% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 3.07 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Dober fires at 40% accuracy, landing about 4.51 significant strikes per minute. Alexander Hernandez also has a 30% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.52 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Dober’s 0.95 takedowns and 62% takedown accuracy.
Drew spent on average 7:22 minutes in the Octagon and Alexander has an average fight time of 9:51 minutes.
This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 171 is live in , who do you think will win, Alexander or Drew? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC Fight Night 171: Smith vs. Teixeira |
Date |
May 13, 2020 |
Location |
Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
Matchup |
Alexander Hernandez vs. Drew Dober |
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