Grant Dawson
“KGD”
Record 24-3-1United StatesAmerican Top Team
Next fight
vs. Nurullo Aliev — UFC 333, October 24, 2026
The style
Smothering Grappler
wrestling · back takes · rear-naked chokes
GrapplingStriking
Grant 'KGD' Dawson is an American Top Team wrestler who chains takedowns into back control, with fourteen of his twenty-four wins by submission and all three career losses by knockout. He rebounded from a first-round TKO loss to Manuel Torres by choking out Mateusz Rebecki at UFC 328 in May 2026, and now meets an opponent, undefeated at 12-0, in Nurullo Aliev at UFC 333.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 24-3-1 |
| Age | 32 |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Reach | 72" |
| Stance | Switch |
| Country | United States |
| Team | American Top Team |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 3.14 |
| Striking accuracy | 51% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 2.14 |
| Striking defense | 45% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 3.58 |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | 67% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 1.36 |
How they win
5 KO/TKO14 SUB5 DEC
How they lose
3 KO/TKO0 SUB0 DEC