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GRANT
DAWSON
Overview
Grant Dawson is a ranked UFC Lightweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
| Date | Event | Opponent | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2026 | UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev | Nurullo Aliev | Lightweight |
Dawson defeated Mateusz Rębecki via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 3 (4:42) at UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, taking his record to 24–3–1.
Dawson lost to Manuel Torres via TKO (punches) in round 1 (2:25) at UFC 323 on Dec. 6, 2025, taking his record to 23–3–1.
Dawson defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 311 on Jan. 18, 2025, taking his record to 23–2–1.
Dawson defeated Rafa García via TKO (elbows and punches) in round 2 (1:42) at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on Oct. 12, 2024, taking his record to 22–2–1.
Dawson defeated Joe Solecki via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 302 on June 1, 2024, taking his record to 21–2–1.
Dawson lost to Bobby Green via KO (punches) in round 1 (0:33) at UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green on Oct. 7, 2023, taking his record to 20–2–1.
Dawson defeated Damir Ismagulov via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov on July 1, 2023, taking his record to 20–1–1.
Dawson defeated Mark Madsen via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 3 (2:05) at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos on Nov. 5, 2022, taking his record to 19–1–1.
Dawson defeated Jared Gordon via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 3 (4:11) at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera on April 30, 2022, taking his record to 18–1–1.
Dawson fought Ricky Glenn to a draw in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori on Oct. 23, 2021, taking his record to 17–1–1.
Dawson defeated Leonardo Santos via KO (punches) in round 3 (4:59) at UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland on March 20, 2021, taking his record to 17–1.
Dawson defeated Nad Narimani via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 on July 19, 2020, taking his record to 16–1.
Dawson defeated Darrick Minner via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (1:38) at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo on Feb. 29, 2020, taking his record to 15–1.
Dawson defeated Michael Trizano via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (2:27) at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee on May 18, 2019, taking his record to 14–1.
Dawson defeated Julian Erosa via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos on March 9, 2019, taking his record to 13–1.
Dawson defeated Adrian Diaz via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (1:15) at Dana White's Contender Series 1 on Aug. 17, 2017, taking his record to 12–1.
Dawson defeated Mike Plazola via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1 (3:49) at Kansas City Fighting Alliance 20 on Oct. 1, 2016, taking his record to 11–1.
Dawson defeated Christian Camp via TKO (elbows and punches) in round 2 (1:43) at Victory FC 52 on July 16, 2016, taking his record to 10–1.
Dawson lost to Hugh Pulley via TKO (elbows) in round 1 (0:35) at Kansas City Fighting Alliance 18 on April 30, 2016, taking his record to 9–1.
Dawson defeated Robert Washington via TKO (punches) in round 2 (2:08) at Titan FC 37 on March 4, 2016, taking his record to 9–0.
Dawson defeated Bryce Logan via TKO (punches) in round 2 (3:12) at Victory FC 47 on Jan. 29, 2016, taking his record to 8–0.
Dawson defeated Andrew Carrillo via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (3:21) at Kansas City Fighting Alliance 15 on Aug. 15, 2015, taking his record to 7–0.
Dawson defeated Danny Tims via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (4:15) at Kansas City Fighting Alliance 15 on Aug. 15, 2015, taking his record to 6–0.
Dawson defeated Chris McDaniel via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (4:07) at ShoFIGHT MMA: Branson Brawl on May 9, 2015, taking his record to 5–0.
Dawson defeated James Smith via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (2:30) at Victory FC 45 on April 4, 2015, taking his record to 4–0.
Dawson defeated Adam Rider via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (1:45) at Shamrock FC: Heavy Artillery on March 7, 2015, taking his record to 3–0.
Dawson defeated Matt Williams via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (2:29) at Dynasty Combat Sports 12 on Dec. 5, 2014, taking his record to 2–0.
Dawson defeated Jeremiah Denson via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (2:29) at Omaha Fight Club 100 on Aug. 24, 2014, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO5 · 21%
- Submission14 · 58%
- Decision5 · 21%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
Our own rating of the division — not an official UFC, boxing or MMA ranking.
Lightweight
Lightweight
