Grant Dawson "KGD"

Lightweight

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Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record13-2-1 · current 2-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record73-33-2 (68.9%) across 16 opponents
Last 5 opponents26-12 (68.4%) across 5 opponents
Age32
Height5' 10"
Reach72"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.37
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.38
Striking accuracy51%
Striking defense44%
Takedowns per 15 minutes3.74
Takedowns landed / attempted41%
Takedown defense67%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.22
Average fight time11.5 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 0 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-10-24Nurullo Aliev4-0WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
2026-05-09Mateusz Rebecki4-3WrestlerWSubmission R3 4:42UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2025-12-06Manuel Torres4-1—LKO/TKO R1 2:25UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
2025-01-18Diego Ferreira10-5StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
2024-10-12Rafa Garcia4-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 1:42UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-06-01Joe Solecki5-2GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
2023-10-07King Green11-9-1 (1 NC)StrikerLKO/TKO R1 0:33UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
2023-07-01Damir Ismagulov5-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2022-11-05Mark Madsen4-0WrestlerWSubmission R3 2:05UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
2022-04-30Jared Gordon6-3WrestlerWSubmission R3 4:11UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
2021-10-23Ricky Glenn4-3StrikerDDecision - Majority R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
2021-03-20Leonardo Santos7-0-1BalancedWKO/TKO R3 4:59UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
2020-07-18Nad Narimani2-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2020-02-29Darrick MinnerUFC debut—WSubmission R2 1:38UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2019-05-18Michael Trizano2-0Submission grapplerWSubmission R2 2:27UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee
2019-03-09Julian Erosa1-2GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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