Lightweight Bout

Grant Dawson

“KGD”

Record: 12-2-1
Stance: Switch
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 72"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: Feb 20, 1994

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 15
Minutes: 169.7
Knockdowns: 1
Sig. accuracy: 51.2%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 39.0%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 14
Control / 15: 9:46

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted528/1032

Accuracy51.2%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head68.6%
Body18.9%
Leg12.5%

Position

Distance50.2%
Clinch9.8%
Ground40.0%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head66.0%
Body22.7%
Leg11.2%

Position absorbed

Distance72.7%
Clinch11.8%
Ground15.5%

Grappling

For

Takedowns41/105

TD accuracy39.0%

TD per 153.6

Sub attempts14

Subs per 151.2

Reversals0

Control110:26

Control per 159:46

Against

Takedowns absorbed3/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced5

Control conceded12:05

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	1.2/2.9	41.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	1/2.8	36.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	1/2.5	40.0%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Mateusz Rebecki
Submission · Round 3 · 4:42
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. StricklandMay 9, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 35/94 · TD 1/3 · Ctrl 7:08
Loss vs Manuel Torres
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:25
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2Dec 6, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 8/21 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Diego Ferreira
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. MoicanoJan 18, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 56/98 · TD 6/11 · Ctrl 10:50
Win vs Rafa Garcia
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:42
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. TairaOct 12, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 44/90 · TD 2/4 · Ctrl 5:09
Win vs Joe Solecki
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. PoirierJun 1, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 46/70 · TD 3/3 · Ctrl 13:46
Loss vs King Green
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:33
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. GreenOct 7, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 0/6 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Damir Ismagulov
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. MagomedovJul 1, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 30/57 · TD 3/5 · Ctrl 12:24
Win vs Mark Madsen
Submission · Round 3 · 2:05
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. LemosNov 5, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 33/49 · TD 2/6 · Ctrl 9:31
Win vs Jared Gordon
Submission · Round 3 · 4:11
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. VeraApr 30, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 54/111 · TD 7/17 · Ctrl 7:11
D vs Ricky Glenn
Decision - Majority · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. VettoriOct 23, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 24/31 · TD 3/11 · Ctrl 8:26

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