Darrick Minner vs. Grant Dawson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Darrick Minner
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.47 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Grant Dawson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.65 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Darrick Minner
Distance 52.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 18.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 29.0% (norm 6.5%)
Grant Dawson
Distance 64.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 29.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Darrick Minner
Head 68.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.4% (norm 7.8%)
Grant Dawson
Head 77.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Minner L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Dawson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 52 / 89 | 58.4% | 40.9% | 265 / 662 | 40.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 70.8% | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 69.2% | 211 / 305 | 69.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 67 / 115 | 58.3% | 37.2% | 362 / 797 | 45.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 31 / 33 | 93.9% | 68.2% | 100 / 157 | 63.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 66 / 78 | 84.6% | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Minner L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Dawson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 22 / 48 | 45.8% | 39.2% | 272 / 549 | 49.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 44 / 50 | 88.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 84 / 113 | 74.3% | 69.4% | 58 / 79 | 73.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 136 | 60.3% | 35.9% | 247 / 509 | 48.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 25 / 26 | 96.2% | 67.9% | 85 / 119 | 71.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dawson has more cage time on record.