Bantamweight

Davey Grant

Last fought: Apr 2026

RECORD

Pro

18-8-0

UFC

9-7-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:53
Fight Completion Rate	79.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.38
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	54-36 (60.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	31-22 (58.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	23-14 (62.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	73.3%
% Time in Control	12.0%
% Time Controlled	14.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	45.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.82
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.73
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.09
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.8%
Distance Strike Defense	57.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.55
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.68
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.11
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.65
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.31
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.39

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Davey Grant League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Davey Grant
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Strike Differential	1.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.7%
Takedown Defense	65.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	1:48
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	55.6%
Avg Fight Time	11:53
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	7.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	72.7%
Control Time/Fight	0:05

Fight History

WIN

vs. Juan Adrian Martinetti

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Davey Grant162/30753%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

Juan Adrian Martinetti99/19651%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	44/89	49%	0/1	0:02	—
	Juan Adrian Martinetti	18/41	44%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Davey Grant	54/105	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Juan Adrian Martinetti	38/79	48%	0/1	0:06	—

R3	Davey Grant	64/113	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Juan Adrian Martinetti	43/76	57%	1/3	0:37	—

LOSS

vs. Charles Jourdain

UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen • Oct 2025Bantamweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:05

Davey Grant9/2635%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Charles Jourdain25/4358%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	9/26	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Jourdain	25/43	58%	0/0	0:20	1

WIN

vs. Da'Mon Blackshear

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder • Jul 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Davey Grant66/13051%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

Da'Mon Blackshear33/7445%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	3/5	60%	0/0	0:19	—
	Da'Mon Blackshear	2/4	50%	1/1	3:52	—

R2	Davey Grant	29/57	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Da'Mon Blackshear	17/33	52%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Davey Grant	34/68	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Da'Mon Blackshear	14/37	38%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ramon Taveras

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley • Dec 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Davey Grant147/29051%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Ramon Taveras69/15644%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	39/72	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ramon Taveras	12/34	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Davey Grant	45/89	51%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ramon Taveras	25/49	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Davey Grant	63/129	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ramon Taveras	32/73	44%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Daniel Marcos

UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura • Jul 2023Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Davey Grant70/21533%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:06

Daniel Marcos48/14034%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Marcos	13/35	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Davey Grant	26/75	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Marcos	15/51	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Davey Grant	28/91	31%	0/1	0:06	—
	Daniel Marcos	20/54	37%	1/1	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Raphael Assuncao

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili • Mar 2023Bantamweight

Submission (Inverted Triangle) • Rd 3, 4:43

Davey Grant65/13847%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:52KD 1

Raphael Assuncao42/5872%TD 5/12Ctrl 4:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	20/39	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raphael Assuncao	13/19	68%	1/1	1:46	—

R2	Davey Grant	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raphael Assuncao	16/20	80%	2/4	1:38	—

R3	Davey Grant	25/55	45%	0/0	0:52	1
	Raphael Assuncao	13/19	68%	2/7	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Louis Smolka

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic • May 2022Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:49

Davey Grant81/19741%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:35KD 1

Louis Smolka71/13951%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	45/90	50%	0/0	0:22	1
	Louis Smolka	14/37	38%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Davey Grant	27/87	31%	0/1	0:06	—
	Louis Smolka	56/93	60%	0/1	0:33	—

R3	Davey Grant	9/20	45%	0/0	0:07	—
	Louis Smolka	1/9	11%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Adrian Yanez

UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate • Nov 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Davey Grant98/27336%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

Adrian Yanez100/25539%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	29/74	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Adrian Yanez	24/65	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Davey Grant	27/92	29%	0/1	0:10	—
	Adrian Yanez	31/81	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Davey Grant	42/107	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Adrian Yanez	45/109	41%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Marlon Vera

UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige • Jun 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Davey Grant83/16849%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:54

Marlon Vera105/16265%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	41/84	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marlon Vera	30/52	58%	1/1	0:27	—

R2	Davey Grant	31/57	54%	1/1	1:54	—
	Marlon Vera	43/67	64%	0/0	1:00	—

R3	Davey Grant	11/27	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marlon Vera	32/43	74%	1/1	3:48	—

WIN

vs. Jonathan Martinez

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:03

Davey Grant48/11044%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Jonathan Martinez29/7141%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	20/54	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jonathan Martinez	19/38	50%	0/0	0:25	1

R2	Davey Grant	28/56	50%	0/1	0:03	1
	Jonathan Martinez	10/33	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Martin Day

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 2:38

Davey Grant74/17742%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:08KD 1

Martin Day62/16039%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	17/46	37%	1/1	0:57	—
	Martin Day	14/47	30%	0/1	0:46	1

R2	Davey Grant	30/71	42%	1/2	1:11	—
	Martin Day	22/58	38%	0/0	0:42	—

R3	Davey Grant	27/60	45%	0/1	0:00	1
	Martin Day	26/55	47%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Grigory Popov

UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar • Nov 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Davey Grant30/6348%TD 6/9Ctrl 6:03

Grigory Popov35/8840%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	15/26	58%	2/2	1:56	—
	Grigory Popov	11/28	39%	0/0	0:11	—

R2	Davey Grant	8/12	67%	2/4	2:08	—
	Grigory Popov	7/21	33%	0/0	0:48	—

R3	Davey Grant	7/25	28%	2/3	1:59	—
	Grigory Popov	17/39	44%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Manny Bermudez

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith • Jul 2018Bantamweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 0:59

Davey Grant4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

Manny Bermudez3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	4/6	67%	0/0	0:17	—
	Manny Bermudez	3/5	60%	0/0	0:21	1

LOSS

vs. Damian Stasiak

UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson • Oct 2016Bantamweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 2:56

Davey Grant36/8443%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:29

Damian Stasiak10/3926%TD 4/9Ctrl 4:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	7/20	35%	2/2	1:03	—
	Damian Stasiak	3/10	30%	1/2	1:35	—

R2	Davey Grant	26/53	49%	0/0	0:26	—
	Damian Stasiak	5/21	24%	2/4	1:30	—

R3	Davey Grant	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Damian Stasiak	2/8	25%	1/3	1:11	—

WIN

vs. Marlon Vera

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping • Feb 2016Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Davey Grant72/10966%TD 1/5Ctrl 8:37

Marlon Vera23/6635%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	22/29	76%	0/1	2:04	—
	Marlon Vera	6/17	35%	1/2	1:22	—

R2	Davey Grant	32/50	64%	1/2	3:10	—
	Marlon Vera	9/20	45%	0/2	0:02	—

R3	Davey Grant	18/30	60%	0/2	3:23	—
	Marlon Vera	8/29	28%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Holdsworth

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale • Nov 2013BantamweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:10

Davey Grant18/4441%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:19

Chris Holdsworth15/5030%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Davey Grant	14/34	41%	0/3	0:19	—
	Chris Holdsworth	12/39	31%	0/1	2:24	—

R2	Davey Grant	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Holdsworth	3/11	27%	1/1	1:25	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com