Fighter profile

Grant Dawson

“KGD”

Lightweight · UFC record 13-2-1 · 16 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 24 Oct 2026

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)81

Power64

Striking defense67

Takedown defense78

WrestlingProvisional measure87

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (16 detailed fights; as of Sat 24 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING80.4

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED74.3

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: 178 cm (5'10")
Reach: 183 cm (6'0")
Stance: Switch
Age: 32

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

16 detailed UFC fights · 41 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 24 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed15.2significant, per round

Strikes absorbed10.7per round

Striking differential+4.5per round

Takedown attempts2.73per round

Takedown defense66.7%of attempts stopped

Finish rate53.8%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 15.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 10.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +4.5
Striking accuracy: 51.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 44.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.02
Target: head / body / leg: 69.5% / 18.6% / 11.9%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 54.1% / 9.5% / 36.4%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.73
Takedowns landed per round: 1.12
Takedown accuracy: 41.1%
Takedown defense: 66.7%
Control time per round: 2:51
Submission attempts per round: 0.37
Reversals per round: 0.00

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 13-2-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 53.8%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 5 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 3
Average fight time: 11:23 (over 13 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

Grant Dawson — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 24 Oct 2026	Nurullo Aliev	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
Sat 9 May 2026	Mateusz Rebecki	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 4:42	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Sat 6 Dec 2025	Manuel Torres	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:25	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Sat 18 Jan 2025	Diego Ferreira	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Sat 12 Oct 2024	Rafa Garcia	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:42	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

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Grant Dawson — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 1 Jun 2024	Joe Solecki	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Sat 7 Oct 2023	King Green	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:33	UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
Sat 1 Jul 2023	Damir Ismagulov	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Sat 5 Nov 2022	Mark Madsen	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:05	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
Sat 30 Apr 2022	Jared Gordon	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 4:11	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Sat 23 Oct 2021	Ricky Glenn	D	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Sat 20 Mar 2021	Leonardo Santos	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:59	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Sat 18 Jul 2020	Nad Narimani	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Sat 29 Feb 2020	Darrick Minner	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:38	UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Sat 18 May 2019	Michael Trizano	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:27	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee
Sat 9 Mar 2019	Julian Erosa	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos

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