Davey Grant vs. Da'Mon Blackshear

UFC 9-7-0 vs. 5-4-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-7-0
UFC record
5-4-1
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
40
AgeΔ 9 yrs
31
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
69"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
3.4
Layoff (months)Δ 9 mo
12.4
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Da'Mon Blackshear is a submission threat — 1.48 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Davey Grant outworks the Bantamweight division — 5.58 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.52 norm.
Da'Mon Blackshear owns the mat — in control 23% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Davey Grant

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 97
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Da'Mon Blackshear

Full career not yet synced for Da'Mon Blackshear — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10635.58/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4394.33/min · norm 3.52
7694.04/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
4254.19/min · norm 3.58
45.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
45.9%norm 43.4%
54.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
52.2%norm 56.6%
40.32/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Davey Grant

Distance 92.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.5%)

Da'Mon Blackshear

Distance 87.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Davey Grant

Head 63.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 22.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 8.4%)

Da'Mon Blackshear

Head 71.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Grant L/AAccBantamweight med Blackshear L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 951 / 2169 43.8% 39.0% 343 / 836 41.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 63 / 98 64.3% 68.7% 63 / 77 81.8% 68.7%
On the ground 49 / 70 70.0% 70.2% 33 / 43 76.7% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 429 / 1476 29.1% 34.9% 243 / 679 35.8% 34.9%
To the body 347 / 527 65.8% 66.8% 102 / 150 68.0% 66.8%
To the legs 287 / 334 85.9% 79.4% 94 / 127 74.0% 79.4%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Grant L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Blackshear L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 660 / 1534 43.0% 39.3% 337 / 770 43.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 54 / 74 73.0% 70.4% 52 / 67 77.6% 70.4%
On the ground 55 / 94 58.5% 72.4% 36 / 52 69.2% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 457 / 1272 35.9% 34.9% 230 / 636 36.2% 34.9%
To the body 183 / 281 65.1% 66.0% 122 / 172 70.9% 66.0%
To the legs 129 / 149 86.6% 79.1% 73 / 81 90.1% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1238.7% acc · 0.95/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1033.3% acc · 1.48/15 · norm 1.12
3065.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2071.4% def · norm 66.7%
22:5412.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
23:2323.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
27:572:12 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
18:112:41 per 15 · norm 2:24
20.16/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
101.48/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Grant has more cage time on record.