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Grant Dawson
“KGD”
United StatesLightweightActiveage 32
24-3-1
89% win rate
W1 streak
Peak Vertex
2021-03-20 → 2021-03-2034held 8 bouts-14 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2021-03-20
EndedDvs · M-Dec · 2021-10-23 · score → 30
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
12 wins2 losses1 drawlast 5: W L W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(15) | R2(13) | R3(10) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 13.2 | 18.1 | 20.3 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 11.9 | 11.3 | 14.3 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 1.20 | 1.39 | 1.07 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Control time | 3:07 | 3:19 | 2:55 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland2026-05-09W·Sub·R3 · 4:42
- UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 22025-12-06L·KO·R1 · 2:25
- UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano2025-01-18W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira2024-10-12W·KO·R2 · 1:42
- UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier2024-06-01W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green2023-10-07L·KO·R1 · 0:33
- W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos2022-11-05W·Sub·R3 · 2:05
- UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera2022-04-30W·Sub·R3 · 4:11
- UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori2021-10-23D·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland2021-03-20W·KO·R3 · 4:59
- W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·Sub·R2 · 1:38
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee2019-05-18W·Sub·R2 · 2:27
- UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos2019-03-09W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
