Lightweight · “KGD”
Grant Dawson
23-3-1 UFC 12-2-1
5'10"Height
72"Reach
SwitchStance
32Age
2KO wins
5Sub wins
58.3%Finish rate
11:18Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.11
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.2
Striking accuracy51.2%
Striking defense44.8%
Takedowns / 15 min3.62
Takedown accuracy39.0%
Takedown defense70.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.24
Control time65.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-2
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
15 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Mateusz Rebecki 4-3 walk-in Submission · R3 4:42 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · 2026-05-09
35/94Sig. strikes
33/64Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
7:08Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
L Manuel Torres 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:25 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · 2025-12-06
8/21Sig. strikes
9/17Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Diego Ferreira 10-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · 2025-01-18
56/98Sig. strikes
41/61Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
10:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafa Garcia 4-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:42 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · 2024-10-12
44/90Sig. strikes
5/12Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
5:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joe Solecki 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · 2024-06-01
46/70Sig. strikes
12/19Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
13:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L King Green 11-9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:33 — UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green · 2023-10-07
0/6Sig. strikes
7/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Damir Ismagulov 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · 2023-07-01
30/57Sig. strikes
13/28Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
12:24Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Mark Madsen 4-0 walk-in Submission · R3 2:05 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos · 2022-11-05
33/49Sig. strikes
15/30Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
9:31Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Jared Gordon 6-3 walk-in Submission · R3 4:11 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera · 2022-04-30
54/111Sig. strikes
77/119Absorbed
7/17Takedowns
7:11Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
D Ricky Glenn 4-3 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori · 2021-10-23
24/31Sig. strikes
28/41Absorbed
3/11Takedowns
8:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Leonardo Santos 7-0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:59 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · 2021-03-20
46/84Sig. strikes
30/67Absorbed
1/13Takedowns
8:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nad Narimani 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · 2020-07-18
53/115Sig. strikes
31/76Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
8:11Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Darrick Minner 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:38 — UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · 2020-02-29
15/22Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Michael Trizano 2-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:27 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee · 2019-05-18
27/56Sig. strikes
20/41Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
4:11Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Julian Erosa 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · 2019-03-09
57/128Sig. strikes
49/85Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
10:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Grant Dawson) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
13
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
0
Decision
0
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
15
Kansas City Fighting Alliance
3
Victory FC
3
Dana White's Contender Series
1
Titan FC
1
ShoFIGHT MMA
1
Shamrock FC
1
Dynasty Combat Sports
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mateusz Rębecki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 328
2026-05-09 |
UFC | 3 | 4:42 |
| L | Manuel Torres | TKO (punches) | UFC 323
2025-12-06 |
UFC | 1 | 2:25 |
| W | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 311
2025-01-18 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rafa García | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12 |
UFC | 2 | 1:42 |
| W | Joe Solecki | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 302
2024-06-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Bobby Green | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
2023-10-07 |
UFC | 1 | 0:33 |
| W | Damir Ismagulov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2023-07-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mark Madsen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
2022-11-05 |
UFC | 3 | 2:05 |
| W | Jared Gordon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera
2022-04-30 |
UFC | 3 | 4:11 |
| D | Ricky Glenn | Draw (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
2021-10-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Leonardo Santos | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland
2021-03-20 |
UFC | 3 | 4:59 |
| W | Nad Narimani | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2020-07-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Darrick Minner | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2020-02-29 |
UFC | 2 | 1:38 |
| W | Michael Trizano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee
2019-05-18 |
UFC | 2 | 2:27 |
| W | Julian Erosa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
2019-03-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Adrian Diaz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Dana White's Contender Series 1
2017-08-17 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 1:15 |
| W | Mike Plazola | Submission (triangle choke) | Kansas City Fighting Alliance 20
2016-10-01 |
Kansas City Fighting Alliance | 1 | 3:49 |
| W | Christian Camp | TKO (elbows and punches) | Victory FC 52
2016-07-16 |
Victory FC | 2 | 1:43 |
| L | Hugh Pulley | TKO (elbows) | Kansas City Fighting Alliance 18
2016-04-30 |
Kansas City Fighting Alliance | 1 | 0:35 |
| W | Robert Washington | TKO (punches) | Titan FC 37
2016-03-04 |
Titan FC | 2 | 2:08 |
| W | Bryce Logan | TKO (punches) | Victory FC 47
2016-01-29 |
Victory FC | 2 | 3:12 |
| W | Andrew Carrillo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Kansas City Fighting Alliance 15
2015-08-15 |
Kansas City Fighting Alliance | 1 | 3:21 |
| W | Chris McDaniel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ShoFIGHT MMA: Branson Brawl
2015-05-09 |
ShoFIGHT MMA | 1 | 4:07 |
| W | James Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Victory FC 45
2015-04-04 |
Victory FC | 1 | 2:30 |
| W | Adam Rider | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shamrock FC: Heavy Artillery
2015-03-07 |
Shamrock FC | 1 | 1:45 |
| W | Matt Williams | Submission (armbar) | Dynasty Combat Sports 12
2014-12-05 |
Dynasty Combat Sports | 1 | 2:29 |
| W | Jeremiah Denson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Omaha Fight Club 100
2014-08-24 |
Omaha Fight Club | 2 | 2:29 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Grant Dawson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.