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Grant Dawson
“KGD”
United States
Ranked #15 · LightweightOfficial UFC rankings
25-3-1W-L-D
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- American Top Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1882
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
Bounced back: won 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Dawson is a submission artist. His wins_by split is 14 submissions, 5 KO/TKO and 6 decisions, good for a 76% finish rate. He taps people far more often than he puts them to sleep.
- Recent Form
- Aliev (12-0-0), win, unanimous decision in round 3. Rębecki (21-5-0), win, submission in round 3. Torres (17-4-0), loss, KO/TKO in round 1. Dawson's loss to Torres ended in the first round.
- Style
- Switch-stance. Lands 3.39 significant strikes a minute at 51% accuracy and absorbs 2.31, defending 44%. The grappling is the engine: 3.69 takedowns per 15 minutes at 42% accuracy, 1.3 submission attempts per 15, with takedown defense at 64%.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (20%)
- 14 Submission (56%)
- 6 Decision (24%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 76%
- Streak
- 2-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 3 weeks ago
25 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 89-21
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1787
- Winvs Nurullo Aliev12-0-0 · Power Index 1749Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 24, 2026 · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev
- Winvs Mateusz Rębecki21-5-0 · Power Index 1857Submission · R3 · 4:42May 9, 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland
Fight stats
Stat Grant Dawson Mateusz Rębecki Sig. strikes 35/94 33/64 Takedowns 1/3 1/5 Control time 7:08 2:22 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 20 24 Round 3 sig. strikes 2 1 - Lossvs Manuel Torres17-4-0 · Power Index 1795KO/TKO · R1 · 2:25Dec 7, 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2
Fight stats
Stat Grant Dawson Manuel Torres Sig. strikes 8/21 9/17 Takedowns 0/2 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:04 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 9 - Winvs Diego Ferreira20-7-0 · Power Index 1769Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jan 19, 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano
Fight stats
Stat Grant Dawson Diego Ferreira Sig. strikes 56/98 41/61 Takedowns 6/11 0/0 Control time 10:50 0:20 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 21 11 Round 2 sig. strikes 21 17 Round 3 sig. strikes 14 13 - Winvs Rafa Garcia19-5-0 · Power Index 1763KO/TKO · R2 · 1:42Oct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Fight stats
Stat Grant Dawson Rafa Garcia Sig. strikes 44/90 5/12 Takedowns 2/4 0/0 Control time 5:09 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 20 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 24 1
Career Stats
Based on 17 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.39
- Striking accuracy
- 51%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.31
- Striking defense
- 44%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.69
- Takedown accuracy
- 42%
- Takedown defense
- 64%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.30