Fighter profile

Davey Grant

“Dangerous”

Bantamweight · UFC record 9-7 · 16 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 25 Apr 2026

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Next bout: vs Elijah Smith · UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker · Sat 7 Nov 2026

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)87

Power74

Striking defense69

Takedown defense78

WrestlingProvisional measure70

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (16 detailed fights; as of Sat 25 Apr 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED79.1

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.3

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Reach: 175 cm (5'9")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 40

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

16 detailed UFC fights · 42 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 25 Apr 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed25.3significant, per round

Strikes absorbed18.3per round

Striking differential+7.0per round

Takedown attempts0.74per round

Takedown defense65.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate44.4%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 25.3
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 18.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +7.0
Striking accuracy: 45.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.10
Target: head / body / leg: 40.4% / 32.6% / 27.0%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 89.5% / 5.9% / 4.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.74
Takedowns landed per round: 0.29
Takedown accuracy: 38.7%
Takedown defense: 65.2%
Control time per round: 0:33
Submission attempts per round: 0.05
Reversals per round: 0.05

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 44.4%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 1 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 4 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 4 / 4
Average fight time: 12:01 (over 14 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Davey Grant — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 25 Apr 2026	Adrian Luna Martinetti	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Sat 18 Oct 2025	Charles Jourdain	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 3:05	UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Sat 26 Jul 2025	Da'Mon Blackshear	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Sat 14 Dec 2024	Ramon Taveras	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Sat 22 Jul 2023	Daniel Marcos	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura

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Davey Grant — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Mar 2023	Raphael Assuncao	W	SUB Inverted Triangle	R3 4:43	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Sat 14 May 2022	Louis Smolka	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 0:49	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
Sat 20 Nov 2021	Adrian Yanez	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
Sat 19 Jun 2021	Marlon Vera	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
Sat 13 Mar 2021	Jonathan Martinez	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:03	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Sat 11 Jul 2020	Martin Day	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 2:38	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Sat 9 Nov 2019	Grigory Popov	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
Sun 22 Jul 2018	Manny Bermudez	L	SUB Triangle Choke	R1 0:59	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
Sat 8 Oct 2016	Damian Stasiak	L	SUB Armbar	R3 2:56	UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
Sat 27 Feb 2016	Marlon Vera	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
Sat 30 Nov 2013	Chris Holdsworth	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:10	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale

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