UFC 302 didn’t appeal to some MMA fans, even on paper. And things did not get better when Grant Dawson took on Joe Solecki during the preliminary card.
Dawson, known for his grappling, not only scored on all three of his takedown attempts for the fight, but he also had just under 14 minutes of control time during the 15-minute contest – without landing much damage from top position.
Solecki may have taken the first round with more effective activity going for a guillotine choke, but it wasn’t enough to get past Dawson’s unrelenting pressure. Dawson scored 30-27s on two judges’ scorecards and 29-28 on the third.
MMA Community Rips On One-Sided, Grappling-Heavy Victory For Grant Dawson Over Joe Solecki At UFC 302
DAWSON x SOLECKI worst fight of the night#ufc302 #ufc
— Rafael Prospero (@raffaelprospero) June 2, 2024
Dawson 30-27! Terrible fights!#UFC302
— Code_Blue (@Xtremechamp913) June 2, 2024
Dawson Solecki was a massive snoozer unfortunately. #UFC302
— Daniel J. Louis (@DLo3434) June 2, 2024
Hell yeah, what a fight. 🥱😪😴💤 #MMATwitter #UFC302 pic.twitter.com/w5IoZWkVHI
— Joshua (@JoshCano_) June 2, 2024
That fight seemed to have cooled off the crowd a bit … #UFC302
— The Combat Zone with Jake Smith (@CombatZoneFFSN) June 2, 2024
Remove solecki from the roster yesterday #ufc302
— Josh (@nbapickster) June 2, 2024
One of the worst “fights” I’ve ever seen💀 #UFC302
— Jack🃏 (@Jackocal) June 2, 2024
30-27 for Dawson. That was a lay up matchup. Let’s get him back to competitive, ranked fights please #UFC302
— The MMA Minute (@The_MMA_Minute) June 2, 2024
This win helps Dawson rebound from a knockout loss at the hands of Bobby Green in October.
Meanwhile, this is Solecki’s second straight loss after already losing to Drakkar Klose in December.
