Grant Dawson

🇺🇸

(1994-02-20)

Statistics

UFC Record: 11-2-1

By Method:

KO/TKO: 2-2
Submission: 4-0
Decision: 5-0-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 10-2-1
As Underdog: 1-0

By Weight Class:

Featherweight: 2-0
Lightweight: 6-2-1

By Round:

Round 1: 0-2
Round 2: 3-0
Round 3: 8-0-1

By Type:

Main Event: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 1-0

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: L W W W L

Elo: 3078

Peak Elo: 3255 (2025-01-18)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2888 (#198)

Bonuses: 2 (0 FOTN, 2 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 4s

Total Fight Time: 2h 35m 0s

Avg Time Between Fights: 189 days

Avg Card Placement: 5.6

Peak Rankings:

#10 Lightweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-12-06
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2

⭐ Manuel Torres (30) 🇲🇽
W W W L W • 4-1
Elo: 2898

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:25

🇺🇸 Grant Dawson (31)
11-1-1 • W W W L W
Elo: 3255 • UFC rank: #13

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2025-01-18
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano

Grant Dawson (30) 🇺🇸
W W L W W • 10-1-1
Elo: 3160
30

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 Diego Ferreira (40)
10-5 • L L L W W
Elo: 3143
27

Intuit Dome
Inglewood, California
United States 🇺🇸

2024-10-12
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

Grant Dawson (30) 🇺🇸
W L W W W • 9-1-1
Elo: 3104

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:42

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Rafa Garcia (30)
4-3 • W W L W W
Elo: 2942

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2024-06-01
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

Grant Dawson (30) 🇺🇸
L W W W D • 8-1-1
Elo: 3067

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Joe Solecki (30)
5-2 • W L W W L
Elo: 2809

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸

2023-10-07
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green

⭐ King Green (37) 🇺🇸
W L L N W • 11-9-1 (1 NC)
Elo: 2985

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:33

🇺🇸 Grant Dawson (29)
8-0-1 • W W W D W
Elo: 3227 • UFC rank: #10

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-07-01
UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov

Grant Dawson (29) 🇺🇸
W W D W W • 7-0-1
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 3175

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇰🇿 🇷🇺 Damir Ismagulov (32)
5-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 2994 • UFC rank: #12

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-11-05
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos

Grant Dawson (28) 🇺🇸
W D W W W • 6-0-1
Elo: 3112

CATCHWEIGHT (157.5 LB)
SUB
R3
2:05

🇩🇰 Mark Madsen (38)
4-0 • W W W W
Elo: 2976

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-04-30
UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera

Grant Dawson (28) 🇺🇸
D W W W W • 5-0-1
Elo: 3057

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:11

🇺🇸 Jared Gordon (33)
6-3 • W L W W W
Elo: 2890

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-10-23
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori

Grant Dawson (27) 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 5-0
Elo: 3135

LIGHTWEIGHT
DRAW
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Ricky Glenn (32)
4-3 • W L W L W
Elo: 2770

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-03-20
UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland

⭐ Grant Dawson (27) 🇺🇸
W W W W • 4-0
Elo: 2995

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R3
4:59

🇧🇷 Leonardo Santos (41)
7-0-1 • W W W W W
Elo: 3143

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-07-18
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2

Grant Dawson (26) 🇺🇸
W W W • 3-0
Elo: 2947

CATCHWEIGHT (150 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nad Narimani (33)
2-1 • W W L
Elo: 2749

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2020-02-29
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

Grant Dawson (26) 🇺🇸
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2910

CATCHWEIGHT (149.5 LB)
SUB
R2
1:38

🇺🇸 Darrick Minner (29)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2653

Chartway Arena
Norfolk, Virginia
United States 🇺🇸

2019-05-18
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee

⭐ Grant Dawson (25) 🇺🇸
W • 1-0
Elo: 2818

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:27

🇺🇸 Michael Trizano (27)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2789

Blue Cross Arena
Rochester, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2019-03-09
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos

Grant Dawson (25) 🇺🇸
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2727

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Julian Erosa (29)
1-2 • W L L
Elo: 2695

Intrust Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
United States 🇺🇸