Grant Dawson (23-3-1, 18) was born in Cambria, Wisconsin, U.S. on February 20, 1994. At the age of 20 years on August 24, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Jeremiah Denson, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On March 9, 2019, 25-year old Grant Dawson made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos against a 29-year old Julian Erosa, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Dawson's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Manuel Torres at UFC 323 at age 31 on December 6, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Grant Dawson's best fights have been against Michael Trizano, Leonardo Santos, Darrick Minner, Rafa García, Jared Gordon, Mark Madsen and Carlos Diego Ferreira. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Grant Dawson".
Dawson has 3 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Grant Dawson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Dec 6, 2025 31 years, 9 months 23-3-1 (18) | 30 years, 8 months 16-3 (15) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches |
26  | Jan 18, 2025 30 years, 10 months 23-2-1 (18) | 40 years 19-5 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
25  | Oct 12, 2024 30 years, 7 months 22-2-1 (18) | 30 years, 2 months 15-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | Win Elbows and punches |
24  | Jun 1, 2024 30 years, 3 months 21-2-1 (17) | 30 years, 9 months 13-4 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
23  | Oct 7, 2023 29 years, 7 months 20-2-1 (17) | 37 years 30-14-1 (18) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
22  | Jul 1, 2023 29 years, 4 months 20-1-1 (17) | 32 years, 4 months 24-2 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
21  | Nov 5, 2022 28 years, 8 months 19-1-1 (17) | 38 years, 1 month 12-0 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
20  | Apr 30, 2022 28 years, 2 months 18-1-1 (16) | 33 years, 7 months 18-4 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
19  | Oct 23, 2021 27 years, 8 months 17-1-1 (15) | 32 years, 6 months 22-6-1 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Draw Majority |
18  | Mar 20, 2021 27 years, 1 months 17-1 (15) | 41 years, 1 month 18-3-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | KO | Win Punches |
17  | Jul 19, 2020 26 years, 4 months 16-1 (14) | 33 years, 3 months 12-3 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
16  | Feb 29, 2020 26 years 15-1 (14) | 29 years, 10 months 24-10 (21) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
15  | May 18, 2019 25 years, 2 months 14-1 (13) | 27 years, 4 months 8-0 (4) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
14  | Mar 9, 2019 25 years 13-1 (12) | 29 years, 7 months 22-6 (19) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
13 | Aug 17, 2017 23 years, 5 months 12-1 (12) | Adrian Diaz | FT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Oct 1, 2016 22 years, 7 months 11-1 (11) | Mike Plazola | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
11 | Jul 16, 2016 22 years, 4 months 10-1 (10) | Christian Camp | LT | 2 | TKO | Win Elbows and punches | |
10 | Apr 30, 2016 22 years, 2 months 9-1 (9) | Hugh Pulley | LT | 1 | TKO | Loss Elbows | |
9 | Mar 4, 2016 22 years 9-0 (9) | Robert Washington | LT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
8 | Jan 29, 2016 21 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Bryce Logan | LT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
7 | Aug 15, 2015 21 years, 5 months 7-0 (7) | Andrew Carrillo | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Aug 15, 2015 21 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Danny Tims | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
5 | May 9, 2015 21 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | Chris McDaniel | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Apr 4, 2015 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | James Smith | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Mar 7, 2015 21 years 3-0 (3) | Adam Rider | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Dec 5, 2014 20 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Matt Williams | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
1 | Aug 24, 2014 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Jeremiah Denson | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
