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: 11-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Darrick Minner
Distance 52.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 18.3% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 29.0% (norm 6.4%)
Grant Dawson
Distance 67.0% (norm 83.0%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 7.1%) · Ground 26.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Darrick Minner
Head 68.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 19.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.4% (norm 7.9%)
Grant Dawson
Head 78.2% (norm 78.1%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 8.0%)
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% | 40.7% | 337 / 817 | 41.2% | 38.4% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 70.5% | 59 / 76 | 77.6% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 69.1% | 227 / 327 | 69.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 67 / 115 | 58.3% | 37.2% | 433 / 954 | 45.4% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 31 / 33 | 93.9% | 68.4% | 116 / 179 | 64.8% | 69.2% |
| To the legs | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 74 / 87 | 85.1% | 81.8% |
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: 129 fighters · Lightweight: 205 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% | 39.3% | 333 / 650 | 51.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 48 / 55 | 87.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 84 / 113 | 74.3% | 69.5% | 58 / 79 | 73.4% | 68.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 136 | 60.3% | 35.9% | 297 / 597 | 49.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 25 / 26 | 96.2% | 68.1% | 97 / 134 | 72.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.1% | 45 / 53 | 84.9% | 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.