Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
4
Wins by Knockout
8
Wins by Submission
7
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 544
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 1231
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 3
- Takedowns Attempted
- 28
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Event Results
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Win
Grant vs Smolka
Round3Time0:49MethodKO/TKO -
Win
Grant vs Yanez
Round3Time5:00MethodDecision - Split -
Win
Vera vs Grant
Round3Time5:00MethodDecision - Unanimous
Info
Status
Active
Hometown
Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom
Trains at
SBG Manchester
Fighting style
MMA
Age
36
Height
68.00
Weight
135.50
Octagon Debut
Dec. 01, 2013
Reach
69.00
Leg reach
40.00
Fighter Facts
- Team Rousey on TUF 18
- Eight wins by submission (4 RNC, 3 guillotine, triangle), four by KO
- Has won 13 of his last 18 and four of his last six
- Seven first round finishes
UFC History
UFC Fight Night (5/14/22) Grant knocked out Louis Smolka at :49 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (11/20/21) Grant lost a three split unanimous decision to Adrian Yanez
UFC on ESPN (6/19/21) Grant lost a three round unanimous decision to Marlon Vera
UFC Fight Night (3/13/21) Grant knocked out Jonathan Martinez at 3:03 of the second round
UFC 251 (7/12/20) Grant knocked out Martin Day at 2:38 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (11/9/19) Grant won a three round split decision over Grigorii Popov
UFC Fight Night (7/22/18) Grant was submitted by Manny Bermudez via triangle choke at :59 of the first round
UFC 204 (10/8/16) Grant was submitted by Damian Stasiak via armbar at 3:56 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (2/27/16) Grant won a three round unanimous decision over Marlon Vera
TUF 18 Finale (11/30/13) Grant was submitted by Chris Holdsworth via rear naked choke at 2:10 of the second round in the TUF 18 Men’s Bantamweight Final
Q&A
TRAINING: Training has been great again this time round. I've really found a home for my training at SBG.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started fighting back in 2001 for fitness initially at a kickboxing club and some of the lads were grappling so I decided to give it a go and really enjoyed it. I was training on and off through my teenage years and then started taking it really serious when I was 21 and decided to try and make a career out of it.
What ranks and titles have you held? I was British bantamweight champion for three different organizations at the same time, then signed for a bigger organization, relinquishing them all.
Do you have any heroes? GSP is definitely one of my heroes.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Fighting in the UFC is a dream come true to me and I intend to make the most of it.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I did a year at college but did not gain a degree.
What was your job before you started fighting? I used to be a qualified scaffolder.
Favorite grappling technique: I really like chokes
Favorite Striking technique: I'm going to go with the overhand right
