Grant Dawson “KGD”
UFC record 12-2-1 · professional record 24-3-1
- Age
- 32 (born Feb 20, 1994)
- Height
- 178 cm (5' 10")
- Reach
- 183 cm (72")
- Leg reach
- 102 cm (40")
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight
- 155 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Active
- Gym
- American Top Team
- UFC debut
- Mar 9, 2019
- Last fight
- May 9, 2026
2 fight-night bonuses: 2 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 3.11
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 51%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 2.20
- Sig. strike defence
- 44%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 3.62
- Takedown accuracy
- 39%
- Takedown defence
- 70%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 1.24
- Knockdowns
- 1
- Sig. strikes landed
- 528
- Takedowns landed
- 41
- Total fight time
- 2h 49m 42s
- Control time
- 1h 50m 26s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mateusz Rebecki | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 4:42 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | May 9, 2026 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 4 |
| L | Manuel Torres | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 2:25 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | Dec 6, 2025 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Diego Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano | Jan 18, 2025 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 0 |
| W | Rafa Garcia | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control | 2 | 1:42 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | Oct 12, 2024 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Joe Solecki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | Jun 1, 2024 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| L | King Green | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:33 | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green | Oct 7, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Damir Ismagulov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov | Jul 1, 2023 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Mark Madsen | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 2:05 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos | Nov 5, 2022 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 |
| W | Jared Gordon | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 4:11 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera | Apr 30, 2022 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 2 |
| D | Ricky Glenn | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori | Oct 23, 2021 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Leonardo Santos | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 3 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland | Mar 20, 2021 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Nad Narimani | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | Jul 18, 2020 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 1 |
| W | Darrick Minner | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | Feb 29, 2020 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| W | Michael Trizano | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:27 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee | May 18, 2019 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Julian Erosa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos | Mar 9, 2019 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 1 |