DWCS DWCS 8.3 Final

Featherweight

Bogdan Grad vs Michael Aswell

Bogdan Grad
Austria

Bogdan Grad

“The Unleashed”

16-4

Winner

VS
Michael Aswell
United States

Michael Aswell

“The Texas Kid”

12-5

Winner

Bogdan Grad

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

28 August 2024 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Bogdan Grad beat Michael Aswell by split decision after three rounds.
  • Bogdan Grad landed 105 of 218 total strikes and 3 of 7 takedowns, with 1:32 of control time.
  • Michael Aswell landed more total strikes — 184 to 105 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 28-29.

Tale of the tape

Bogdan GradMichael Aswell
16-4Record12-5
28Age on fight night23
5′8″ (173 cm)Height5′8″ (173 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach69″ (175 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
ETTL Bros. MMATeam4oz. Fight Club
Timisoara, RomaniaFromHouston, Texas, United States

Fight statistics

105of 218 · 48%Total strikes landed184of 338 · 54%
61of 150Head strikes153of 294
29of 44Body strikes27of 39
15of 24Leg strikes4of 5
3of 7Takedowns0
1:32Control time0:32

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Bogdan GradRoundMichael Aswell
32/72strikes1/1TD0KD0:10controlR147/87strikes0/0TD0KD0:12control
37/68strikes1/2TD0KD0:41controlR256/103strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
36/78strikes1/4TD0KD0:41controlR381/148strikes0/0TD0KD0:20control

Judges’ scorecards

Jacob Montalvo

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Adalaide Byrd

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Mike Bell

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Form going into the fight

Bogdan Grad

  1. LTom NolanKO/TKO R1 1:232023

Michael Aswell

No recorded fights.

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