Grant Dawson
"KGD"
| Age | 32 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 183 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
28
fights
24
✅ wins
3
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
2
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
March 09, 2019
UFC debuts
May 09, 2026
UFC last fight
2h49:42
time in the cage
11:19
avg time by combat
80.0%
win rate
58.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1612
as of May 09, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1626
on January 18, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
88
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Control time | 98 | 195s / round |
| 2. | Submission | 96 | 5 |
| 3. | Ground strikes landed | 93 | 6.22 / round |
| 4. | Takedowns landed | 91 | 1.21 / round |
| 5. | Submissions attempted | 85 | 0.41 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Total strikes defense | 11 | 31% |
| 2. | Distance strikes landed | 30 | 7.81 / round |
| 3. | Clinch strikes landed | 39 | 1.53 / round |
| 4. | Leg strikes landed | 40 | 1.94 / round |
| 5. | Knockdowns | 40 | 0.03 / round |
44
Boxing Score
41
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+4.54
/ round
💫 Strike differential
7.8 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
8.0 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
40.0%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
50.5%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
94
Wrestling Score
93
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
3.1 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
39.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
70.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
3:15 / round
⏱ Control Time
21s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
6.2 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
69.2%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
5
✅ Submission wins
0.4 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
35.7%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Grant Dawson's UFC Fight History
May 09, 2026 - UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (4:42).
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December 06, 2025 - UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:25).
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January 18, 2025 - UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 12, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (1:42).
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June 01, 2024 - UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 07, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (33s).
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July 01, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 05, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (2:05).
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April 30, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (4:11).
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October 23, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Lightweight bout
Draw at round 3 (5:00).
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March 20, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (4:59).
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July 18, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Catch Weight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 29, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (1:38).
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May 18, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (2:27).
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March 09, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights