 He won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships.Dabaya participated in the men's -69 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 146 kg and jerking an additional 186 kg for a total of 332 kg.With his gold medal, became weightlifting`s 500th World Champion and received the special IWF Award for this honour.