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Grant Dawson lands 3.4 and absorbs 2.3 significant strikes per minute. Positive striking margin. Outputs more than concedes on the feet.

Grant Dawson's takedown threat ranks in the top 10% of the division. Takedown volume and opponent defense rate both point to a credible wrestling threat.

Grant Dawson wins 83% of rounds across 41 scored. Consistently wins rounds by a clear margin.

Grant Dawson has 2 KO/TKO losses in 2 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.19 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 72 out of 99, average for the division.

Grant Dawson finishes 54% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

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Fighter Profile›Lightweight
“KGD”

Grant Dawson

25-3-116 UFC
Complete Fighter
Form
· 2W
Title Fight
High Wear
5'10"ht·72"reach·Switchstance·32age
Last fightWNurullo Aliev·U-DEC·R3·this month
Fighter Context
13–2–1UFC·
2KO
·
5Sub
·
6Dec
·
11.5min/fight
·
191UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
11–2(14 fights)
·
55%finish rate
·
+0.2str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+1.08
Positive
78%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.504
Elite
91%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
72
Durable
54%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
83%
Dominant
97%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Grant Dawson — 3.39 significant strikes per minute, 50% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.31 strikes per minute.

Dawson
Ground & Pound
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.39
Str. Accuracy50%
623UFC landed/1,220attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.9 vs avg2.31
Str. Defense44%
KD Rate / fight0.06
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.19
CQ KO Power
Below Avg1%ile0.16
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
19%
Leg
11%
By Position
Distance53%
/
Clinch9%
/
Ground38%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 116 rounds
Round 214 rounds
Round 311 rounds
Avg. Landed141517
Avg. Absorbed91113
Avg. Net+5+4+5
Grappling

Grant Dawson — 3.7 takedowns per 15 minutes, 41% takedown accuracy, 1.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 64% takedown defense.

Dawson
Sub Hunter
·412s ctrlElite Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.69
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY9.10
TD Accuracy41%
46UFC landed/112attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.30
5UFC wins/15attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense64%
8UFC defended/12opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Proof
Finishing

Grant Dawson — 13 UFC wins (2 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 6 decision), 54% finish rate.

Finish Rate
54%
Average
div avg 53%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 13
Submission5 / 13
Decision6 / 13
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision0 / 2
Loss Pattern
2 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Primarily a submission finisher. 5 of 7 stoppages by submission
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
2.9pts
W5 dec
—
L0 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
6UD
·
0SD
·
1MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 39 vs 39 first half
0+27+55+82+109avgD20192020202120222023202420252026

16 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.02.23.4R1R2R3
R1n=16
R2n=14
R3n=11
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
3.5
3.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.0
2.5
2.8
Diff
+1.0
+0.9
+1.0

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Absorbed+54%L3
25%83%142%WLWWWLWW

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Dawson — 16 UFC Fights

Grant Dawson — UFC fight record: 13 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw.

Result
Method
16 fights
W
Nurullo Aliev
LW
U-DEC R3Oct '26
+30
·95 SS (51%)·65 abs·5/7 td·1 td taken·378s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Mateusz Rebecki
LW
SUB R3 · 4:42May '26
+2
·35 SS (37%)·33 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·428s ctrl·1 kd taken·4 sub att
L
Manuel Torres
LW
KO/TKO R1 · 2:25Dec '25
-1
·8 SS (38%)·9 abs·0/2 td·1 kd taken
W
Diego FerreiraVeteran
LW
U-DEC R3Jan '25
+15
·56 SS (57%)·41 abs·6/11 td·650s ctrl
W
Rafa Garcia
LW
KO/TKO R2 · 1:42Oct '24
+39
·44 SS (49%)·5 abs·2/4 td·309s ctrl
W
Joe Solecki
LW
U-DEC R3Jun '24
+34
·46 SS (66%)·12 abs·3/3 td·826s ctrl
L
King GreenVeteran
TITLELW
KO/TKO R1 · 0:33Oct '23
-7
·7 abs·1 kd taken
W
Damir Ismagulov
LW
U-DEC R3Jul '23
+17
·30 SS (53%)·13 abs·3/5 td·744s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Mark Madsen
LW
SUB R3 · 2:05Nov '22
+18
·33 SS (67%)·15 abs·2/6 td·571s ctrl·1 kd landed·2 sub att
W
Jared Gordon
LW
SUB R3 · 4:11Apr '22
-23
·54 SS (49%)·77 abs·7/17 td·431s ctrl·2 sub att
Dawson — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WAdrian DiazDWCSSUBR2Aug 2017
All Fighters
Lightweight
“KGD”

Grant Dawson

25-3-116 UFC
Form
2W
5'10"ht·72"reach·Switchstance·32age
Last fightWNurullo Aliev·U-DEC·this month
Fighter Context
13–2–1UFC·
2KO
·
5Sub
·
6Dec
·
11.5min/fight
·
191UFC min
vs. Winning Record11–2
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+1.08
78%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.504
91%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
72
54%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
83%
97%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Dawson
Lightweight avg
Ground & Pound
Sig. Strikes / Min3.39
Str. Accuracy50%
623UFC landed/1,220attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.9 vs avg2.31
Str. Defense44%
KD Rate / Fight0.06
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.19
CQ KO Power
Below Avg1%ile0.16
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
19%
Leg
11%
By Position
Dist53%
Clinch9%
Ground38%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=16
R2
n=14
R3
n=11
Landed141517
Absorbed91113
Net+5+4+5
Grappling
Dawson
Lightweight avg
Sub Hunter
412s ctrlElite Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.69
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY9.10
TD Accuracy41%
46UFC landed/112attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.30
5UFC wins/15attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense64%
8UFC defended/12opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 5 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
54%
Average
Win Methods
2KO/TKO
5Sub
6Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
2.9pts
W5 dec
—
L0 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
6UD
·
0SD
·
1MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.02.23.4R1R2R3
R1n=16
R2n=14
R3n=11
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
3.5
3.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.0
2.5
2.8
Diff
+1.0
+0.9
+1.0

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Dawson — UFC Fight Log
|
W
Nurullo AlievLW
U-DEC·R3·Oct '26
95 SS (51%)·65 abs·5/7 td·1 td taken·378s ctrl·1 sub
W
Mateusz RebeckiLW
SUB·R3·May '26
35 SS (37%)·33 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·428s ctrl·1 kd taken·4 sub
L
Manuel TorresLW
KO/TKO·R1·Dec '25
8 SS (38%)·9 abs·0/2 td·1 kd taken
W
Diego FerreiraVeteranLW
U-DEC·R3·Jan '25
56 SS (57%)·41 abs·6/11 td·650s ctrl
W
Rafa GarciaLW
KO/TKO·R2·Oct '24
44 SS (49%)·5 abs·2/4 td·309s ctrl
W
Joe SoleckiLW
U-DEC·R3·Jun '24
46 SS (66%)·12 abs·3/3 td·826s ctrl
L
King GreenVeteranTITLELW
KO/TKO·R1·Oct '23
7 abs·1 kd taken
W
Damir IsmagulovLW
U-DEC·R3·Jul '23
30 SS (53%)·13 abs·3/5 td·744s ctrl·1 sub
Dawson — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WAdrian DiazDWCSSUBR2Aug 2017
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