Canaan Grigsby
UFC DebutNickname“Super Beast”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Canaan Grigsby makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
141-114
.553 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
14 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 16 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 1 decXFL · SCL · FTW · Bellator · CFC 4 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alessio Sakara22-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:23 | Bellator | Oct 12, 2019 |
| L | Evan Nedd14-9 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R4 | 2:45 | CFC 4 | May 26, 2017 |
| L | Brian Rogers15-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PMMA 7 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:36 | LFC 63 | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| L | Brandon Groom | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFL | Oct 1, 2016 |
| W | John Bryant7-6 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 2:48 | C3 Fights | Jul 16, 2016 |
| W | Brandon Gaines5-21 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:24 | XFL | Jun 17, 2016 |
| W | Matt McKeon5-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:04 | XFL | Apr 8, 2016 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFC 45 | Sep 11, 2015 | |
| L | Ian Heinisch14-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SCL | Apr 25, 2015 |
| L | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:07 | LFC 35 | Sep 26, 2014 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 2:18 | FTW | Aug 15, 2014 | |
| W | Jeremiah Talley1-4 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R2 | 3:37 | FTW | Apr 18, 2014 |
| W | Matt McOmie1-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:17 | SCL | Apr 20, 2013 |
| L | Dequan Townsend27-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:07 | SCL | Feb 9, 2013 |
| W | Michael Mathews | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FTW | Nov 2, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-0across 4 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsFTW · MFW · ECC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Andrew Lipp | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:53 | MFW | Oct 13, 2012 |
| W | Reed O'Malley | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:44 | FTW | Sep 14, 2012 |
| W | Nick Brown | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:29 | FTW | Jul 27, 2012 |
| W | Harrison Wright | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | ECC | Jan 29, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.