Grant Dawson vs. Nurullo Aliev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Grant Dawson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.65 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Nurullo Aliev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.65 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Grant Dawson
Distance 64.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 29.6% (norm 8.0%)
Nurullo Aliev
Distance 69.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 24.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Grant Dawson
Head 77.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.0%)
Nurullo Aliev
Head 88.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dawson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Aliev L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 265 / 662 | 40.0% | 38.3% | 74 / 197 | 37.6% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 67.5% | 9 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 211 / 305 | 69.2% | 68.8% | 35 / 70 | 50.0% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 362 / 797 | 45.4% | 35.1% | 97 / 250 | 38.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 100 / 157 | 63.7% | 69.1% | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 66 / 78 | 84.6% | 81.8% | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Dawson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Aliev L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 272 / 549 | 49.5% | 38.8% | 81 / 202 | 40.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 50 | 88.0% | 68.6% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 79 | 73.4% | 68.0% | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 247 / 509 | 48.5% | 35.2% | 44 / 147 | 29.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 85 / 119 | 71.4% | 68.2% | 32 / 51 | 62.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 81.5% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dawson has more cage time on record.