Grant Dawson

“KGD”

OctagonStats Rating 1657

14-2-1

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceSwitch

BornFeb 20, 1994

Age32

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.14

Str. Acc51%

SApM2.14

Str. Def44%

TD Avg3.58

TD Acc39%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.4

Recent form

W W L W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

2026

17 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 6 sub wins · 5 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate62%

Times finished100%

StreakW2

Best streak6

Avg fight11:00

Octagon time2h 55m

Opp win%75%

ActiveAug. 15, 2017 – May. 09, 2026 (10y)

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Grant Dawson "KGD" is a 24-3-1 grappler. 61% finish rate.

Grant debuted Aug. 15, 2017 vs Adrian Diaz (win). Longest win streak: 6. 10 years active (Aug. 15, 2017–May. 09, 2026).

Best wins: Damir Ismagulov (U-DEC R3, Jul. 01, 2023); Julian Erosa (U-DEC R3, Mar. 09, 2019); Mateusz Rebecki (SUB Rear Naked Choke R3, May. 09, 2026).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
October 24, 2026	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev	W Nurullo Aliev	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	95 65	5 1	1 0
May. 09, 2026	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland	W Mateusz Rebecki	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	4:42	0 1	35 33	1 1	4 0
Dec. 06, 2025	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2	L Manuel Torres	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:25	0 1	8 9	0 0	0 0
Jan. 18, 2025	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano	W Diego Ferreira	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	56 41	6 0	0 0
Oct. 12, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira	W Rafa Garcia	KO/TKO Punches	2	1:42	0 0	44 5	2 0	0 0
Jun. 01, 2024	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier	W Joe Solecki	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	46 12	3 0	0 1
Oct. 07, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green	L King Green	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:33	0 1	0 7	0 0	0 0
Jul. 01, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov	W Damir Ismagulov	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 13	3 0	1 0
Nov. 05, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos	W Mark Madsen	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	2:05	1 0	33 15	2 0	2 0
Apr. 30, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera	W Jared Gordon	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	4:11	0 0	54 77	7 0	2 0
Oct. 23, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori	D Ricky Glenn	M-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	24 28	3 0	0 1
Mar. 20, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland	W Leonardo Santos	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:59	0 0	46 30	1 1	0 0
Jul. 18, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2	W Nad Narimani	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	53 31	2 0	1 0
Feb. 29, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo	W Darrick Minner	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	1:38	0 0	15 4	2 1	2 2
May. 18, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee	W Michael Trizano	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:27	0 0	27 20	3 0	1 0
Mar. 09, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos	W Julian Erosa	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	57 49	6 0	1 1
Aug. 15, 2017	DWCS 1.6	W Adrian Diaz	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	1:15	0 0	24 3	1 1	2 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.