Michael Trizano vs. Grant Dawson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Michael Trizano
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Michael Trizano
Distance 87.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 6.5%)
Grant Dawson
Distance 64.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 29.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michael Trizano
Head 68.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 7.9%)
Grant Dawson
Head 77.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Trizano L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Dawson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 248 / 496 | 50.0% | 40.5% | 265 / 662 | 40.0% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 70.5% | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 69.3% | 211 / 305 | 69.2% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 159 / 384 | 41.4% | 37.1% | 362 / 797 | 45.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 74 / 108 | 68.5% | 68.0% | 100 / 157 | 63.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 69 / 72 | 95.8% | 80.3% | 66 / 78 | 84.6% | 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 (Featherweight: 127 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 Trizano L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Dawson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 308 / 660 | 46.7% | 39.3% | 272 / 549 | 49.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 70.3% | 44 / 50 | 88.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 69.4% | 58 / 79 | 73.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 158 / 477 | 33.1% | 35.9% | 247 / 509 | 48.5% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 118 / 162 | 72.8% | 68.0% | 85 / 119 | 71.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 90 / 102 | 88.2% | 81.5% | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 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.