Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“KGD”

Grant Dawson

23-3-114 UFC

Wrestler

Form

Title Fight

Output Builds Late

Moderate Wear

5'10"ht·72"reach·Switchstance·32age

Last fightLManuel Torres·KO/TKO·R1·5mo ago

Fighter Context

11–2–1UFC·

2KO

4Sub

5Dec

11.1min/fight

161UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

9–2(12 fights)

56%finish rate

+0.0str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.08

Positive

76%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.481

Elite

92%ile

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

Durability

Average

47%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

86%

Dominant

97%ile

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

Striking

Dawson

Ground & Pound

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.21

Str. Accuracy52%

493UFC landed/938attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−2.1 vs avg2.13

Str. Defense44%

KD Rate / fight0.07

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.14

CQ KO Power

Below Avg5%ile0.20

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

17%

Leg

12%

By Position

Distance47%

Clinch9%

Ground44%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 114 rounds	Round 212 rounds	Round 39 rounds
Avg. Landed	13	13	18
Avg. Absorbed	7	9	14
Avg. Net	+5	+4	+4

Grappling

Dawson

Sub Hunter

·413s ctrlElite Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.81

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY9.87

TD Accuracy39%

40UFC landed/102attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10

4UFC wins/10attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense57%

3UFC defended/5opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

55%

Average

div avg 52%

How They Lose

2UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 11

Submission4 / 11

Decision5 / 11

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision0 / 2

Loss Pattern

2 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2

Versatile finisher. 2 KOs and 4 subs across multiple rounds

Finish Round Distribution

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

5UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 8 less in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=12

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

2.8

3.1

3.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.6

2.2

3.0

Diff

+1.1

+0.9

+0.8

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

▲Str. Diff+0.25 idxL3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Dawson — 14 UFC Fights

Result

Method

14 fights

Manuel Torres

KO/TKO R1 · 2:25Dec '25

-1

·8 SS (38%)·9 abs·0/2 td·1 kd taken

Diego FerreiraVeteran

U-DEC R3Jan '25

+15

·56 SS (57%)·41 abs·6/11 td·650s ctrl

Rafa Garcia

KO/TKO R2 · 1:42Oct '24

+39

·44 SS (49%)·5 abs·2/4 td·309s ctrl

Joe Solecki

U-DEC R3Jun '24

+34

·46 SS (66%)·12 abs·3/3 td·826s ctrl

King GreenVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 0:33Oct '23

-7

·7 abs·1 kd taken

Damir Ismagulov

U-DEC R3Jul '23

+17

·30 SS (53%)·13 abs·3/5 td·744s ctrl·1 sub att

Mark Madsen

SUB R3 · 2:05Nov '22

+18

·33 SS (67%)·15 abs·2/6 td·571s ctrl·1 kd landed·2 sub att

Jared Gordon

SUB R3 · 4:11Apr '22

-23

·54 SS (49%)·77 abs·7/17 td·431s ctrl·2 sub att

Ricky Glenn

M-DEC R3Oct '21

-4

·24 SS (77%)·28 abs·3/11 td·506s ctrl

Leonardo Santos

KO/TKO R3 · 4:59Mar '21

+16

·46 SS (55%)·30 abs·1/13 td·1 td taken·498s ctrl

Dawson — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WAdrian DiazDWCSSUBR2Aug 2017

All Fighters

Lightweight

“KGD”

Grant Dawson

23-3-114 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·72"reach·Switchstance·32age

Last fightLManuel Torres·KO/TKO·5mo ago

Fighter Context

11–2–1UFC·

2KO

4Sub

5Dec

11.1min/fight

161UFC min

vs. Winning Record9–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.08

76%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.481

92%ile

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

Durability

47%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

86%

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 / Min3.21

Str. Accuracy52%

493UFC landed/938attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−2.1 vs avg2.13

Str. Defense44%

KD Rate / Fight0.07

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.14

CQ KO Power

Below Avg5%ile0.20

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

17%

Leg

12%

By Position

Dist47%

Clinch9%

Ground44%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=14	R2 n=12	R3 n=9
Landed	13	13	18
Absorbed	7	9	14
Net	+5	+4	+4

Grappling

Dawson

Lightweight avg

Sub Hunter

413s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.81

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY9.87

TD Accuracy39%

40UFC landed/102attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10

4UFC wins/10attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense57%

3UFC defended/5opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 5 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

55%

Average

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

4Sub

5Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

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

5UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=12

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

2.8

3.1

3.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.6

2.2

3.0

Diff

+1.1

+0.9

+0.8

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

Dawson — UFC Fight Log

Manuel Torres

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '25

8 SS (38%)·9 abs·0/2 td·1 kd taken

Diego FerreiraVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jan '25

56 SS (57%)·41 abs·6/11 td·650s ctrl

Rafa Garcia

KO/TKO·R2·Oct '24

44 SS (49%)·5 abs·2/4 td·309s ctrl

Joe Solecki

U-DEC·R3·Jun '24

46 SS (66%)·12 abs·3/3 td·826s ctrl

King GreenVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Oct '23

7 abs·1 kd taken

Damir Ismagulov

U-DEC·R3·Jul '23

30 SS (53%)·13 abs·3/5 td·744s ctrl·1 sub

Mark Madsen

SUB·R3·Nov '22

33 SS (67%)·15 abs·2/6 td·571s ctrl·1 kd·2 sub

Jared Gordon

SUB·R3·Apr '22

54 SS (49%)·77 abs·7/17 td·431s ctrl·2 sub

Dawson — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WAdrian DiazDWCSSUBR2Aug 2017

Round 114 rounds

Round 212 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=14

n=12

n=9

Landed

Absorbed

Net