Grant Dawson vs. Leonardo Santos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Leonardo Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Grant Dawson
Distance 67.0% (norm 83.0%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 7.1%) · Ground 26.8% (norm 8.0%)
Leonardo Santos
Distance 82.0% (norm 83.0%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 7.1%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Grant Dawson
Head 78.2% (norm 78.1%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 8.0%)
Leonardo Santos
Head 74.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 16.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dawson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Santos L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 337 / 817 | 41.2% | 38.4% | 237 / 588 | 40.3% | 38.4% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 76 | 77.6% | 67.5% | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 227 / 327 | 69.4% | 69.1% | 58 / 73 | 79.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 433 / 954 | 45.4% | 35.3% | 207 / 535 | 38.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 116 / 179 | 64.8% | 69.2% | 77 / 121 | 63.6% | 69.2% |
| To the legs | 74 / 87 | 85.1% | 81.8% | 52 / 61 | 85.2% | 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 (Lightweight: 205 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 Dawson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Santos L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 333 / 650 | 51.2% | 38.9% | 294 / 731 | 40.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 55 | 87.3% | 68.6% | 72 / 96 | 75.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 79 | 73.4% | 68.2% | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 68.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 297 / 597 | 49.7% | 35.2% | 206 / 633 | 32.5% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 97 / 134 | 72.4% | 68.2% | 123 / 156 | 78.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 45 / 53 | 84.9% | 81.5% | 76 / 94 | 80.9% | 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.