Lightweight

Grant Dawson

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

24-3-1

UFC

12-2-1

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:18
Fight Completion Rate	72.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.26
% Fights Inside the Distance	60.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	69-33 (67.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	50-20 (71.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	15-10 (60.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	27.8%
% Time in Control	65.1%
% Time Controlled	7.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	90.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.62
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.76
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.15
Distance Strike Accuracy	40.0%
Distance Strike Defense	50.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.40
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.09
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	11.13
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.06
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.90
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.26

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 Lightweight field

Grant Dawson 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	Grant Dawson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.2
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	39.0%
Takedown Defense	70.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.6
Submission Attempts/15min	1.2
Control Time/15min	9:45
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	41.7%
Decision % of Wins	41.7%
Avg Fight Time	11:18
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Takedown Accuracy	52.2%
Takedown Defense	85.7%
Control Time/Fight	7:22

Fight History

WIN

vs. Mateusz Rebecki

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:42

Grant Dawson35/9437%TD 1/3Ctrl 7:08

Mateusz Rebecki33/6452%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:22KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	13/21	62%	0/0	2:37	—
	Mateusz Rebecki	8/11	73%	0/2	0:50	—

R2	Grant Dawson	20/69	29%	0/2	0:14	—
	Mateusz Rebecki	24/51	47%	1/3	1:29	1

R3	Grant Dawson	2/4	50%	1/1	4:17	—
	Mateusz Rebecki	1/2	50%	0/0	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Manuel Torres

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:25

Grant Dawson8/2138%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Manuel Torres9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	8/21	38%	0/2	0:00	—
	Manuel Torres	9/17	53%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Diego Ferreira

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Grant Dawson56/9857%TD 6/11Ctrl 10:50

Diego Ferreira41/6167%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	21/31	68%	3/5	3:11	—
	Diego Ferreira	11/16	69%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Grant Dawson	21/39	54%	1/2	3:44	—
	Diego Ferreira	17/28	61%	0/0	0:18	—

R3	Grant Dawson	14/28	50%	2/4	3:55	—
	Diego Ferreira	13/17	76%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Rafa Garcia

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira • Oct 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:42

Grant Dawson44/9049%TD 2/4Ctrl 5:09

Rafa Garcia5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	20/52	38%	1/3	3:50	—
	Rafa Garcia	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Grant Dawson	24/38	63%	1/1	1:19	—
	Rafa Garcia	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joe Solecki

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier • Jun 2024Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Grant Dawson46/7066%TD 3/3Ctrl 13:46

Joe Solecki12/1963%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	7/11	64%	1/1	4:42	—
	Joe Solecki	2/2	100%	0/1	0:14	—

R2	Grant Dawson	17/25	68%	1/1	4:31	—
	Joe Solecki	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Grant Dawson	22/34	65%	1/1	4:33	—
	Joe Solecki	6/11	55%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. King Green

UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green • Oct 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:33

Grant Dawson0/60%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

King Green7/1164%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	King Green	7/11	64%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Damir Ismagulov

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov • Jul 2023Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Grant Dawson30/5753%TD 3/5Ctrl 12:24

Damir Ismagulov13/2846%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	23/35	66%	1/2	3:55	—
	Damir Ismagulov	2/6	33%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Grant Dawson	5/18	28%	1/1	3:57	—
	Damir Ismagulov	10/18	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Grant Dawson	2/4	50%	1/2	4:32	—
	Damir Ismagulov	1/4	25%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Mark Madsen

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos • Nov 2022Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:05

Grant Dawson33/4967%TD 2/6Ctrl 9:31KD 1

Mark Madsen15/3050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	1/1	100%	1/2	4:22	—
	Mark Madsen	5/10	50%	0/0	0:24	—

R2	Grant Dawson	6/12	50%	1/4	4:22	—
	Mark Madsen	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Grant Dawson	26/36	72%	0/0	0:47	1
	Mark Madsen	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jared Gordon

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera • Apr 2022Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:11

Grant Dawson54/11149%TD 7/17Ctrl 7:11

Jared Gordon77/11965%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	15/32	47%	1/4	2:42	—
	Jared Gordon	20/28	71%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Grant Dawson	10/28	36%	3/7	3:42	—
	Jared Gordon	14/27	52%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Grant Dawson	29/51	57%	3/6	0:47	—
	Jared Gordon	43/64	67%	0/0	0:53	—

vs. Ricky Glenn

UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori • Oct 2021Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Grant Dawson24/3177%TD 3/11Ctrl 8:26

Ricky Glenn28/4168%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	16/19	84%	2/2	4:14	—
	Ricky Glenn	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Grant Dawson	7/10	70%	1/6	4:08	—
	Ricky Glenn	1/7	14%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Grant Dawson	1/2	50%	0/3	0:04	—
	Ricky Glenn	23/28	82%	0/0	4:27	—

WIN

vs. Leonardo Santos

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland • Mar 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:59

Grant Dawson46/8455%TD 1/13Ctrl 8:18

Leonardo Santos30/6745%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	12/23	52%	0/5	2:24	—
	Leonardo Santos	10/19	53%	1/2	0:42	—

R2	Grant Dawson	23/42	55%	0/4	1:44	—
	Leonardo Santos	16/39	41%	0/0	0:30	—

R3	Grant Dawson	11/19	58%	1/4	4:10	—
	Leonardo Santos	4/9	44%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Nad Narimani

UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 • Jul 2020Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Grant Dawson53/11546%TD 2/6Ctrl 8:11

Nad Narimani31/7641%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	14/17	82%	1/2	3:55	—
	Nad Narimani	5/10	50%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Grant Dawson	6/15	40%	1/1	4:03	—
	Nad Narimani	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Grant Dawson	33/83	40%	0/3	0:13	—
	Nad Narimani	24/60	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Darrick Minner

UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo • Feb 2020Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:38

Grant Dawson15/2268%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:14

Darrick Minner4/757%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	14/19	74%	1/1	3:59	—
	Darrick Minner	4/5	80%	1/1	0:25	—

R2	Grant Dawson	1/3	33%	1/2	1:15	—
	Darrick Minner	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Michael Trizano

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee • May 2019Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:27

Grant Dawson27/5648%TD 3/10Ctrl 4:11

Michael Trizano20/4149%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	19/37	51%	2/8	2:32	—
	Michael Trizano	11/26	42%	0/0	0:34	—

R2	Grant Dawson	8/19	42%	1/2	1:39	—
	Michael Trizano	9/15	60%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Julian Erosa

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Grant Dawson57/12845%TD 6/11Ctrl 10:07

Julian Erosa49/8558%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	6/20	30%	4/7	4:15	—
	Julian Erosa	10/19	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Grant Dawson	30/75	40%	1/3	1:34	—
	Julian Erosa	34/55	62%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Grant Dawson	21/33	64%	1/1	4:18	—
	Julian Erosa	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Adrian Diaz

DWCS 1.6 • Aug 2017

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:15

Grant Dawson24/4949%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Adrian Diaz3/743%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Grant Dawson	22/43	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Adrian Diaz	3/6	50%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Grant Dawson	2/6	33%	1/1	0:00	—
	Adrian Diaz	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

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