David Dvorak
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Wrestling, Control · stats alone on Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, TD Defense.
Built on 77 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Steve Erceg lean UFC 289 Full Card Breakdown Analysis And Prediction · June 6, 2023
Leans Dvorak on veteran experience over the UFC-debuting Erceg, but explicitly calls it his weakest pick on the card and says the market price looks off to him.
David Dvorak is read as a counter-based striker with nasty leg kicks, though his counter-first approach can leave him passive and not pushing the pace he could. He has good trips from the clinch and heavy ground-and-pound once a fight hits the mat. The pick leans his way mainly on the strength of his UFC veteran experience (25+ fights) against a newcomer, not on a clear stylistic edge.
vs Manel Kape coinflip UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland Full Card Analysis, Preview, & Prediction · December 14, 2022 · 1 read since
Heavily hedged underdog pick: 'I might be wrong,' 'if pressed I'll take Dvorak,' an 'ever so slight' lean. Separately recommends an under-2.5-rounds prop as a distinct method/total play, not part of the outcome read.
A solid, counter-based striker who walks opponents down behind forward pressure rather than throwing first, with a nasty leg kick. In the clinch and on the ground he has slick trips and a heavy ground-and-pound. The analyst's lean rests on expecting the fight to work into the clinch/grappling range over time, where Dvorak's edge shows, despite his coming off a loss.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Steve Erceg 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana · June 10, 2023
L Manel Kape 17-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · December 17, 2022
L Matheus Nicolau 17-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus · March 26, 2022
W Juancamilo Ronderos 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:18 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt · May 22, 2021
W Jordan Espinosa 15-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · September 19, 2020
W Bruno Silva 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · March 14, 2020
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 29 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Oktagon 81
December 28, 2025 |
Oktagon | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mohammed Walid | KO (punches) | Oktagon 75
September 13, 2025 |
Oktagon | 1 | 3:56 |
| W | Mikhail Sirbu | Decision (unanimous) | Real Fight Arena 21 x ZHS
March 22, 2025 |
Real Fight Arena | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Steve Erceg | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 289
June 10, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Manel Kape | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
December 17, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Matheus Nicolau | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
March 26, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Juancamilo Ronderos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
May 22, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 2:43 |
| W | Jordan Espinosa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
September 19, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
March 14, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Arsen Taigibov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Oktagon 13
July 27, 2019 |
Oktagon | 2 | 4:02 |
| W | Igor Goncharov | TKO (punches) | Night of Warriors 15
April 6, 2019 |
Night of Warriors | 1 | 3:10 |
| W | Zaka Fatullazade | TKO (punches) | XFN 15
December 27, 2018 |
XFN | 1 | 2:26 |
| W | Salambek Damaev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | XFN 13
November 10, 2018 |
XFN | 2 | 2:10 |
| W | Marco Manovali | TKO (punches and elbows) | XFN 8
March 3, 2018 |
XFN | 1 | 3:56 |
| W | Miroslav Kubáň | TKO (punches) | XFN 5
October 21, 2017 |
XFN | 2 | 3:58 |
| W | Shely Santana | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Night of Masters 11
December 10, 2016 |
Night of Masters | 1 | 4:30 |
| W | Miroslav Kubáň | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Fight Nights Global 49
June 4, 2016 |
Fight Nights Global | 2 | 2:41 |
| W | Tomáš Žák | TKO (punches) | GCF 31
May 22, 2015 |
GCF | 1 | 1:03 |
| W | Martin Fexa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | GCF 30
February 25, 2015 |
GCF | 1 | 4:19 |
| W | Kamil Wójcik | Submission (armbar) | GCF 29
December 12, 2014 |
GCF | 1 | 4:25 |
| W | Petr Neumann | TKO | GCF Challenge: Eastern Best 3
October 11, 2014 |
GCF Challenge | 1 | — |
| W | Ondrej Skalnik | Submission (rear-naked choke) | GCF 16
October 7, 2012 |
GCF | 1 | 2:30 |
| L | Filip Macek | TKO (cut) | GCF 12
May 11, 2012 |
GCF | 2 | 0:15 |
| W | Artur Jevsejčik | Decision (unanimous) | GCF 9
February 18, 2012 |
GCF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michal Malata | Submission (heel hook) | Fighters Fight Night
December 16, 2011 |
Fighters Fight Night | 2 | 1:13 |
| L | Leszek Kulik | Decision (unanimous) | Heroes Gate 4
June 23, 2011 |
Heroes Gate | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tomas Masojidek | TKO (punches) | GCF 3
April 23, 2011 |
GCF | 2 | 2:03 |
| W | Petr Neuman | Decision (unanimous) | GCF 1
December 4, 2010 |
GCF | 3 | 3:00 |
| L | Filip Macek | Decision (unanimous) | Nord Bohemia Ring
June 6, 2010 |
Nord Bohemia Ring | 2 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (David Dvořák) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of David Dvorak by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized