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Tale of the Tape
Age
32
Height
5' 10"
Reach
72"
Stance
Switch
Country
USA
Key Stats
86%
Win Rate
79%
Finish Rate
5
KO/TKO Wins
14
Submission Wins
0
Title Fight Wins
28
Pro Fights
Advanced Stats
Color = level vs. divisionStriking
Grappling
Career
Win Methods
Nobody hands you anything at lightweight. Grant Dawson — "KGD" to fight fans — has built a 24-3 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving the United States's regional scene.
Wrestling is the skeleton key here — 3.8 takedowns a round on average. Everything opponents want to do standing gets interrupted, smothered, and dragged to the canvas.
Last time out he beat Mateusz Rębecki (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R3) — the kind of result that keeps a career pointed in the right direction.
Recent Fights
Mateusz Rębecki
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R3 · May 9, 2026
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Manuel Torres
KO/TKO (Punch) R1 · Dec 7, 2025
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Diego Ferreira
Decision - Unanimous · Jan 19, 2025
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Rafa Garcia
KO/TKO (Punches) R2 · Oct 12, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Joe Solecki
Decision - Unanimous · Jun 2, 2024
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier