Grant Dawson

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Grant Dawson
Born (1994-02-20) February 20, 1994 (age 30)
Cambria, Wisconsin, United States
Other names KGD
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division Lightweight
Featherweight
Reach 72 in[1]
Fighting out of Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States
Team Glory MMA & Fitness
Rank Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active 2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 18
Wins 17
By knockout 4
By submission 11
By decision 2
Losses 1
By knockout 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Grant Dawson (born February 20, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Having grown up in Stromsburg, Nebraska, Dawson competed in high school wrestling, finishing his senior season with a record of 40-8.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After compiling an amateur record of 8-1, Dawson started his professional MMA career in 2014. He amassed a professional record of 11-1 prior to participating in Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series.[4]

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series

Dawson appeared on the first season of the program Dana White Contender Series.[5] He faced Adrian Diaz on August 17, 2017[6] and won the fight by submission due to a rear-naked choke in round two.[7] With the win, Dawson was offered a UFC contract.[8]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Dawson made his UFC debut on November 30, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos against Julian Erosa.[9] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[10]

His next fight came on May18, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee against Michael Trizano.[11] He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two.[12] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[13]

Dawson was scheduled to meet Chas Skelly on January 18, 2020 at UFC 246.[14] However, Dawson was flagged by USADA the second times where the initial flagging was in November 2017 for a residual metabolite of the steroid Turinabol which it was subsequent cleared by USDADA for not able to determine when Dawson had ingested the banned substance, and that resulted in the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) pulling bout from UFC 246. The subsequent finding from USADA found no evidence of performance enhancement of a re-ingestion of a banned drug. However, NSAC would revisit the matter in July, 2020 to determine to issue Nevada fighter licence Dawson and Dawson would have to undergo testing twice a month.[15][16][17] The bout was rescheduled on February 29, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo at Norfolk, Virginia.[18] On February 7, 2020 it was reported that Skelly was injured during one of his training session and was forced to withdraw from the event,[19] and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Darrick Minner.[20] At the weigh-ins, Dawson also failed to make weight, coming in at 149.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the featherweight non-title limit of 146 pounds. He was fined 30% of his fight purse, which went to Minner and the bout proceeded at a catchweight.[21] Dawson won the fight via a submission in round two.[22]

Dawson faced Nad Narimani on July 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2.[23] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[24]

Dawson faced Leonardo Santos on March 20, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 21. [25] He won the fight via knockout in round three.[26] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 17–1 Leonardo Santos KO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland March 20, 2021 3 4:59 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to Lightweight. Performance of the Night.
Win 16–1 Nad Narimani Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 July 19, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Catchweight (150 lb) bout.
Win 15–1 Darrick Minner Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo February 29, 2020 2 1:38 Norfolk, Virginia, United States Catchweight (149.5 lb) bout; Dawson missed weight.
Win 14–1 Michael Trizano Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee May 18, 2019 2 2:27 Rochester, New York, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 13–1 Julian Erosa Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos March 9, 2019 3 5:00 Wichita, Kansas, United States
Win 12–1 Adrian Diaz Submission (rear-naked choke) Dana White's Contender Series 6 August 17, 2017 2 1:15 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 11–1 Mike Plazola Submission (triangle choke) Kansas City Fighting Alliance 20 October 1, 2016 1 3:49 Independence, Missouri, United States Return to Featherweight.
Win 10–1 Christian Camp TKO (elbows and punches) VFC 52 July 16, 2016 2 1:43 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Loss 9–1 Hugh Pulley TKO (punches) Kansas City Fighting Alliance 18 April 30, 2016 1 0:35 Independence, Missouri, United States
Win 9–0 Robert Washington TKO (punches) Titan FC 37 March 4, 2016 2 2:08 Ridgefield, Washington, United States
Win 8–0 Bryce Logan TKO (punches) Victory Fighting Championship 47 January 29, 2016 2 3:12 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win 7–0 Andrew Carrillo Submission (rear-naked choke) Kansas City Fighting Alliance 15 August 15, 2015 1 3:21 Grandview, Missouri, United States Featherweight bout.
Win 6–0 Danny Tims Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:15 Featherweight bout.
Win 5–0 Chris McDaniel Submission (rear-naked choke) ShoFight: Branson Brawl May 9, 2015 1 4:07 Branson, Missouri, United States
Win 4–0 James Smith Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory Fighting Championship 45 April 4, 2015 1 2:30 Ralston, Nebraska, United States Return to Lightweight.
Win 3–0 Adam Rider Submission (rear-naked choke) Shamrock FC: Heavy Artillery March 7, 2015 1 1:45 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Featherweight bout; Dawson missed weight (149 lb).
Win 2–0 Matt Williams Submission (armbar) DCS 12 December 5, 2014 1 2:29 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Win 1–0 Jeremiah Denson Submission (rear-naked choke) Omaha Fight Club 100 August 24, 2014 2 2:29 Omaha, Nebraska, United States Lightweight debut.

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See also

References

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