Grant Dawson
“KGD”
Grant Dawson is ranked 8th of 506 lightweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,0398th of 506 · Lightweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.40Skill ahead of fame
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,074, 18 Jan 2025
- Record
- 24–3–1Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2026 | Won vs Mateusz RebeckiUFC 328 - Chimaev vs. Strickland · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R3 | +15 |
| 6 Dec 2025 | Lost to Manuel TorresUFC 323 - Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · TKO (Punches), R1 | −45 |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Won vs Diego FerreiraUFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +28 |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Won vs Rafa GarciaUFC Fight Night 244 - Royval vs. Taira · TKO (Elbows and Punches), R2 | +23 |
| 1 Jun 2024 | Won vs Joe SoleckiUFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +11 |
| 7 Oct 2023 | Lost to King GreenUFC Fight Night 229 - Dawson vs. Green · KO (Punches), R1 | −39 |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Won vs Damir IsmagulovUFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +27 |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Won vs Mark O. MadsenUFC Fight Night 214 - Rodriguez vs. Lemos · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R3 | +21 |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Won vs Jared GordonUFC on ESPN 35 - Font vs. Vera · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R3 | +19 |
| 23 Oct 2021 | Draw vs Ricky GlennUFC Fight Night 196 - Costa vs. Vettori · Draw (Majority), R3 | −4 |
| 20 Mar 2021 | Won vs Leonardo SantosUFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland · KO (Punches), R3 | +28 |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Won vs Nad NarimaniUFC Fight Night 172 - Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +25 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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