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Grant Dawson
“KGD”
Country
USARecord
24-3-1
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'10"
Reach
72"
Age
32
Stance
Switch
Career stats
15 of 20 wins inside the distance · 61st percentile
Stopped in 9% of bouts — 2 of 23 · 71st percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 88th percentile
8:52
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
0
Title fights
2
Main events
Percentiles vs 617 lightweights
Counted from the 23 bouts on record, not the full 28-fight career
Strikes & grappling
552 landed from 1081 attempts — 51% accuracy · 4th percentile
42 landed from 106 attempts — 40% accuracy · 88th percentile
1 in 16 statted bouts · 0th percentile
1h 50m of 2h 56m fought · 96th percentile
Head 69%
Body 19%
Leg 12%
Of 552 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 16 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 56m of fight time, of the 23 bouts on record
Next fightDawson vs Matt WilliamsDCS 12: Seasons Beatings 2014 · Dec 5, 2014
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | Mateusz Rębecki | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 4:42 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Manuel Torres | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 2:25 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Diego Ferreira | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Rafa Garcia | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 1:42 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Joe Solecki | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier |
| Oct 7, 2023 | King Green | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 0:33 | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Damir Ismagulov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Mark O. Madsen | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 2:05 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Jared Gordon | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 4:11 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Ricky Glenn | NC | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Leonardo Santos | WIN | KOPunches | R3 · 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Nad Narimani | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Darrick Minner | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo |
| May 18, 2019 | Michael Trizano | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:27 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Julian Erosa | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos |
| Aug 16, 2017 | Adrian Diaz | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 1:15 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 6 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Mike Plazola | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R1 · 3:49 | Cageside Promotions: KC Fighting Alliance 20 |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Christian Camp | WIN | KOTKO | R2 | VFC 52: Kayne vs. Pitolo |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Hugh Pulley | LOSS | KOTKO | R1 | Cageside Promotions: KC Fighting Alliance 18 |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Robert Washington | WIN | KOTKO | R2 | Titan FC 37: Simon vs. Dos Santos |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Bryce Logan | WIN | KOTKO | R2 | VFC 47: Victory Fighting Championship 47 |
| Aug 15, 2015 | Danny Tims | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:15 | Cageside Promotions: Kansas City Fighting Alliance 15 |
| Aug 15, 2015 | Andrew Carrillo | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 3:21 | Cageside Promotions: Kansas City Fighting Alliance 15 |
| May 9, 2015 | Chris McDaniel | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | RTP/Shofight: Branson Brawl |
| Mar 7, 2015 | Adam Rider | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 1:45 | Shamrock FC: Heavy Artillery |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Matt Williams | Upcoming | — | — | DCS 12: Seasons Beatings 2014 |
Mateusz Rębecki
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 4:42
LOSS
KOPunchR1 · 2:25
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 1:42
Joe Solecki
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
King Green
KOPunchR1 · 0:33
Damir Ismagulov
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Mark O. Madsen
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 2:05
Jared Gordon
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 4:11
Ricky Glenn
DrawR3 · 5:00
Leonardo Santos
KOPunchesR3 · 4:59
Nad Narimani
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Darrick Minner
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 1:38
Michael Trizano
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 2:27
Julian Erosa
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Adrian Diaz
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 1:15
Mike Plazola
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1 · 3:49
Christian Camp
KOTKOR2
Hugh Pulley
KOTKOR1
Robert Washington
KOTKOR2
Bryce Logan
KOTKOR2
Danny Tims
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 4:15
Andrew Carrillo
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 3:21
Chris McDaniel
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Adam Rider
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 1:45
Matt Williams
How the wins came
Record
24
Wins
3
Losses
1
Draw
8:52
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
0
Title fights
2
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Grant Dawson’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 23 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.