Grant Dawson Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
W	Mateusz Rebecki Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R3	4:42	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland	May 9, 2026
L	Manuel Torres Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	2:25	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2	Dec 6, 2025
W	#15Diego Ferreira Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano	Jan 18, 2025
W	Rafa Garcia Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Back Control	R2	1:42	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira	Oct 12, 2024
W	Joe Solecki Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier	Jun 1, 2024
L	#13King Green Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	0:33	UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green	Oct 7, 2023
W	#12Damir Ismagulov Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov	Jul 1, 2023
W	Mark Madsen Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R3	2:05	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos	Nov 5, 2022
W	Jared Gordon Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R3	4:11	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera	Apr 30, 2022
D	Ricky Glenn Lightweight	Draw	—	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori	Oct 23, 2021
W	Leonardo Santos Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R3	4:59	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland	Mar 20, 2021
W	Nad Narimani Catch Weight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2	Jul 18, 2020
W	Darrick Minner Featherweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	1:38	UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo	Feb 29, 2020
W	Michael Trizano Featherweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	2:27	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee	May 18, 2019
W	Julian Erosa Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos	Mar 9, 2019

Outside the UFC

12-1across 13 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 9 subCageside Promotions / KCFA · VFC · Cageside Promotions · Dana White's Contender Series · VFC 52 +5

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Adrian Diaz11-7-1	Submission	rear-naked choke	R2	1:15	Dana White's Contender Series	Aug 15, 2017
W	Mike Plazola14-16	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	3:49	Cageside Promotions / KCFA	Oct 1, 2016
W	Christian Camp6-7	KO/TKO	Elbows and Punches	R2	1:43	VFC 52	Jul 16, 2016
L	Hugh Pulley10-9	KO/TKO	Elbows	R1	0:35	Cageside Promotions / KCFA	Apr 30, 2016
W	Robert Washington20-11	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:08	Titan FC 37	Mar 4, 2016
W	Bryce Logan13-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:12	VFC	Jan 29, 2016
W	Andrew Carrillo6-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:21	Cageside Promotions	Aug 15, 2015
W	Danny Tims10-5-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:15	Cageside Promotions	Aug 15, 2015
W	Chris McDaniel18-21	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:07	RTP / ShoFight	May 9, 2015
W	James Smith2-10	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:30	VFC	Apr 4, 2015
W	Adam Rider4-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:45	Shamrock FC	Mar 7, 2015
W	Matt Williams7-7	Submission	Armbar	R1	2:29	DCS 12	Dec 5, 2014
W	Jeremiah Denson2-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	2:29	OFC	Aug 29, 2014

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

8-0across 8 amateur bouts · 8 promotionsDCS 7 · RFA 13 · DCS 6 · DCS 2 · Disorderly Conduct 21 +3

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Justin Weaver1-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:22	DCS 7	Apr 25, 2014
W	Nate Maas2-6	Submission	Armbar	R2	2:02	RFA 13	Mar 7, 2014
W	Rex Littell1-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:59	DCS 6	Jan 11, 2014
W	Clayton Lemmer2-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:46	DCS 2	Aug 24, 2013
W	Reynold Reed5-7	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:45	Disorderly Conduct 21	Jul 6, 2013
W	Daryl Holthus1-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:52	Disorderly Conduct 18	Apr 12, 2013
W	Eric Mecham1-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:20	Disorderly Conduct 12	Oct 13, 2012
W	Justin Weaver1-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	1:32	Tri State Cage Fighting	Jun 2, 2012

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

5 wins, 3 losses

W5

L3

Submission

14 wins, 0 losses

W14

L0

Decision

5 wins, 0 losses

W5

L0

Finishes

UFC KOs

2

Above avg · 11%Lightweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.07

Below avg · 0.21Lightweight

UFC submissions

5

Above avg · 6%Lightweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.93

Above avg · 0.44Lightweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Grant Dawson

PowerChin

Knockout rate

13%

2 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

1

0.28 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

3

1.21 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never submittedin the UFC

Decision behavior

Judging

5 scorecards on file

Grant Dawson

Scorecard luck

Cards have leaned their way

No split or majority decisions on file — this read comes from contested rounds alone. Judges have given them 3 of 3 rounds they disagreed on (100%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

None on file

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

3–0

Won – Lost

100% went their way

Unanimous5 decisions · 100%

5W

Split

None

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

5 rounds total

5

Won

0

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC52nd

51%528 / 1,032

Striking accuracy

44%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+1.00 differential

Landed3.14

Absorbed2.14

55%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-5%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head69%61st362
Body19%50th100
Leg13%46th66

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

50%Standing

Standing50%265
Clinch10%52
Ground40%211

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Grant Dawson

Landed per 15

Head

B

63rd

32.0

63rd

Body

C

48th

8.8

48th

Leg

D

42nd

5.8

42nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A

73rd

21.8

73rd

Body

B

66th

7.5

66th

Leg

A

80th

3.7

80th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	32.0	362	797	45%
Body	8.8	100	157	64%
Leg	5.8	66	78	85%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	21.8	247	509	49%
Body	7.5	85	119	71%
Leg	3.7	42	50	84%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Grant Dawson

39%

Takedown accuracy

70%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+8.7 min net

On top9.8

On bottom1.1

Offense

Takedowns

A+

88th

3.6

88th

TD accuracy

C

56th

39%

56th

Sub attempts

A

81st

1.2

81st

Control

A+

99th

9.8 min

99th

Defense

TD defense

C

57th

70%

57th

Controlled

1.1 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	41 / 105
Submission attempts	14
Control time	110:26

Defense

TDs defended	7 / 10
Control absorbed	12:05

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (170min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Grant Dawson

15 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 170 min

104%

R3 pace · 10 bouts

Dawson holds steady (+0% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Dawson sustains 104% of round-1 output by round 3 (10 bouts).

Dawson — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Dawsonlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Dawsonattempts / min

Control time

Dawson% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	7.5	2.8	1.6	0.65	69%	15
R2	7.7	3.2	2.4	0.65	65%	13
R3	7.5	3.5	2.7	0.54	60%	10

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Grant Dawson

15 resolved UFC bouts · 3 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

46/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

58th

36%

58th

Win quality

A+

94th

64%

94th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

4

5

Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-15	4	2-2	50%
Established	5	5-0	100%
Building	5	4-0-1	100%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
W	Mateusz Rebecki	Building	18	May 9, 2026
L	Manuel Torres	Top-15	48	Dec 6, 2025
W	Diego Ferreira#15	Top-15	68	Jan 18, 2025
W	Rafa Garcia	Established	26	Oct 12, 2024
W	Joe Solecki	Established	30	Jun 1, 2024
L	King Green#13	Top-15	64	Oct 7, 2023
W	Damir Ismagulov#12	Top-15	66	Jul 1, 2023
W	Mark Madsen	Building	18	Nov 5, 2022
W	Jared Gordon	Established	30	Apr 30, 2022
D	Ricky Glenn	Building	18	Oct 23, 2021
W	Leonardo Santos	Established	30	Mar 20, 2021
W	Nad Narimani	Building	18	Jul 18, 2020
W	Darrick Minner	Unproven	8	Feb 29, 2020
W	Michael Trizano	Building	15	May 18, 2019
W	Julian Erosa	Established	22	Mar 9, 2019

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

14 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

2-1

3 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

3-0

3 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

6-1

7 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

2-0

2 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

8-2

10 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

2-0

2 bouts

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

2 months

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Grant Dawson

Active

2 monthssince last bout

vs Mateusz Rebecki · May 9, 2026

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 11-2As underdog 1-0

86.6

DK avg

100.8

Median

114.1

Ceiling

49.2

Floor

80%

Boom

13%

Bust

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