Grant Michael Dawson was born on February 20,1994 and is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
25 Facts About Grant Dawson
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Grant Dawson appeared on the first season of the program Dana White's Contender Series 6.
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Grant Dawson faced Adrian Diaz on August 17,2017 and won the fight by submission due to a rear-naked choke in round two.
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Grant Dawson made his UFC debut on March 9,2019, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs dos Santos against Julian Erosa.
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Grant Dawson's next fight came on May 18,2019, at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs Lee against Michael Trizano.
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Grant Dawson won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two.
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Grant Dawson was scheduled to meet Chas Skelly on January 18,2020, at UFC 246.
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However, Grant 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 Grant Dawson had ingested the banned substance, and that resulted in the Nevada State Athletic Commission pulling bout from UFC 246.
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At the weigh-ins, Grant Dawson failed to make weight, coming in at 149.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the featherweight non-title limit of 146 pounds.
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Grant Dawson won the fight via a submission in round two.
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Grant Dawson faced Nad Narimani on July 19,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2.
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Grant Dawson faced Leonardo Santos on March 20,2021, at UFC on ESPN 21.
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Grant Dawson won the fight via knockout in round three.
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Grant Dawson was scheduled to face Carlos Diego Ferreira on October 2,2021, at UFC Fight Night 193.
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Grant Dawson, replacing Rafael Alves, faced Jared Gordon on April 30,2022, at UFC on ESPN 35.
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Grant Dawson won the bout via rear-naked choke late into the third round.
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Grant Dawson faced Mark Madsen, replacing Drakkar Klose, November 5,2022, at UFC Fight Night 214.
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At the weigh-ins, Grant Dawson weighed in at 157.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit.
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Grant Dawson won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
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Grant Dawson faced Damir Ismagulov on July 1,2023, at UFC on ESPN 48.
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Grant Dawson faced Bobby Green on October 7,2023, at UFC Fight Night 229.
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Grant Dawson faced Joe Solecki on June 1,2024, at UFC 302.
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Grant Dawson faced Rafa Garcia on October 12,2024 at UFC Fight Night 244.
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Grant Dawson won the fight by technical knockout via ground elbows and punches in the second round.
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Grant Dawson faced Carlos Diego Ferreira on January 18,2025, at UFC 311.