American mixed martial arts fighter
Dwight Lamont Grant (born September 14, 1984)[ 3] is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the welterweight division. He had previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn to parents of Guyanese descent, Grant was a World Kickboxing Association middleweight champion before embarking on a career in MMA.[ 4]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
After amassing an amateur record of 3–1, Grant started his professional MMA career in 2011 and fought primarily on the regional circuit of the northeastern United States. He amassed a record of 8–1 before signed by UFC.[ 5]
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contention Series
Grant faced Tyler Hill on June 19, 2018, at Dana White's Contender Series 10 .[ 6] He won the fight via knockout in round two[ 7] and this win earned him the UFC contract.[ 8]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Two month after the win over Hill, Grant made his promotional debut on 11 day notice, replacing, on June 19, 2018, against Erik Koch at UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 .[ 9] However, Koch was removed from the card on November 28 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Zak Ottow .[ 10] He lost the fight by split decision.[ 11]
Grant was scheduled to face Chance Renountre, replacing Randy Brown , on January 19, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw .[ 12] However, Grant was unable to be cleared to fight due to an "eye issue" and he pulled out from the fight.[ 13] [ 14]
Grant was originally scheduled to face Carlo Pedersoli Jr. on February 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos .[ 15] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[ 16] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[ 17]
Grant faced Alan Jouban on April 13, 2019, at UFC 236 .[ 18] He won the fight via split decision.[ 19]
Grant was expected to face Jared Gooden on August 22, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 15 .[ 20] However, Gooden pulled out of the during the week leading up to the event with an undisclosed injury.[ 21] Grant instead faced Daniel Rodriguez .[ 22] After initially nearly finishing Rodriguez, Grant was knocked down multiple times and ultimately lost the fight via knockout in round one.[ 23]
Grant was scheduled to face Li Jingliang on December 12, 2020, at UFC 256 .[ 24] However, on December 8, 2020, Grant tested positive for COVID-19 during fight week and had to pull out of his welterweight bout against Li.[ 25]
Grant faced Stefan Sekulić on April 24, 2021, at UFC 261 .[ 26] He won the bout via split decision.[ 27]
Grant was scheduled to face Gabriel Green on October 23, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 196 .[ 28] However, Green was removed from the pairing on 23 September for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Francisco Trinaldo .[ 29] Grant lost the fight via split decision.[ 30]
Grant faced Sergey Khandozhko on April 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 205 .[ 31] After both fighters were knocked down multiple times, Grant ultimately lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.[ 32] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[ 33]
Grant faced Dustin Stoltzfus on July 16, 2022 at UFC on ABC 3 .[ 34] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[ 35]
In July 2022, it was announced that Grant was no longer on the UFC roster.[ 36]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
17 matches
11 wins
6 losses
By knockout
7
2
By decision
4
4
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
11–6
Dustin Stoltzfus
Decision (unanimous)
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
July 16, 2022
3
5:00
Elmont, New York , United States
Return to Middleweight.
Loss
11–5
Sergey Khandozhko
TKO (punches)
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
April 23, 2022
2
4:15
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Fight of the Night.
Loss
11–4
Francisco Trinaldo
Decision (split)
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
October 23, 2021
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Trinaldo was deducted 1 point in Round 3 for an eye poke.
Win
11–3
Stefan Sekulić
Decision (split)
UFC 261
April 24, 2021
3
5:00
Jacksonville, Florida , United States
Loss
10–3
Daniel Rodriguez
KO (punches)
UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
August 22, 2020
1
2:24
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
10–2
Alan Jouban
Decision (split)
UFC 236
April 13, 2019
3
5:00
Atlanta, Georgia , United States
Win
9–2
Carlo Pedersoli Jr.
TKO (punches)
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
February 23, 2019
1
4:59
Prague , Czech Republic
Performance of the Night.
Loss
8–2
Zak Ottow
Decision (split)
UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
December 15, 2018
3
5:00
Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States
Win
8–1
Tyler Hill
KO (punches)
Dana White's Contender Series 10
June 19, 2018
2
2:08
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
7–1
Danasabe Mohammed
Decision (unanimous)
Bellator 165
November 19, 2016
3
5:00
San Jose, California , United States
Win
6–1
Jordan Williams
KO (punch)
Conquer FC 2
April 30, 2016
1
2:47
Richmond, California , United States
Performance of the Night. Fight of the Night.
Win
5–1
Adam Corrigan
Decision (unanimous)
Global Knockout 4
August 29, 2015
3
5:00
Jackson, California , United States
Win
4–1
Sergio Vasquez
TKO (punches)
Global Knockout 2
May 21, 2014
3
5:00
Jackson, California , United States
Win
3–1
Eddie Saldana
TKO (knees)
Reality Fighting: Mohegan Sun
February 25, 2012
3
1:22
Uncasville, Connecticut , United States
Welterweight debut.
Win
2–1
Erik Purcell
TKO (punches)
Reality Fighting: Gonzaga vs. Porter
October 28, 2011
1
0:14
Uncasville, Connecticut , United States
Loss
1–1
Chase Owens
Decision (unanimous)
PA Cage Fight 8
June 24, 2011
3
5:00
Scranton, Pennsylvania , United States
Win
1–0
Jason Ward
KO (punch)
Reality Fighting: Mohegan Sun
May 21, 2011
1
3:29
Uncasville, Connecticut , United States
Middleweight debut.
[ 5]
See also
References
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^ a b Alexander K. Lee (August 22, 2020). "Dwight Grant ready to bounce back from foot injury that shelved him for nearly 500 days" . mmafighting.com.
^ Mixed martial arts show results Date: June 19, 2018
^ "World kick boxing champion is Guyanese" . Stabroek News . 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2021-10-24 .
^ a b Sherdog.com. "Dwight Grant MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ "Tyler Hill vs. Dwight Grant added to June 19th Contender Series" . MMA Today . 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-22 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Dana White's Contender Series 10 results: Four winners earn UFC contracts" . MMA Junkie . 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ McCarter, Nathan. "Fighter Earns UFC Contract with Massive Left Hook in 1st Fight in 2 Years" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ Ben Steele (2018-08-27). "Erik Koch part of UFC undercard bout Dec. 15 at Fiserv Forum" . jsonline.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ Bryant Jenkins (2018-11-28). "Erik Koch out; Zak Ottow now faces Dwight Grant" . themmatakeover.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2018-11-29 .
^ Anderson, Jay (2018-12-15). "UFC Milwaukee Results: Zak Ottow Wins Split Decision Against Dwight Grant In Fight Light On Action" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ Staff (2019-01-13). "Randy Brown says he's off UFC on ESPN+ 1 card in Brooklyn – despite being '100 percent healthy" . mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ Staff (2019-01-13). "Dwight Grant not cleared as replacement for UFC on ESPN+ 1 (UPDATED)" . mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ Staff (2019-01-14). "Kyle Stewart in for Dwight Grant, meets Chance Rencountre at UFC Brooklyn" . mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14 .
^ Lee, Alexander K. (2019-02-06). "Carlo Pedersoli Jr. vs. Dwight Grant added to UFC Prague" . MMA Fighting . Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ "UFC Prague results: Dwight Grant stops Carlo Pedersoli Jr. with massive TKO at Round 1 horn" . MMAjunkie . 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ a b "UFC Prague bonuses: Stefan Struve's potential swan song among $50,000 awards" . MMAjunkie . 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-05-17 .
^ Marcel Dorff (2019-03-13). "Alan Jouban vs. Dwight Grant added to UFC 236 in Atlanta" (in Dutch). mmadnanl.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ "UFC 236 results: Dwight Grant retreats way to split decision over Alan Jouban" . MMA Junkie . 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-22 .
^ Marcel Dorff (2020-08-03). "Dwight Grant treft UFC debutant Jared Gooden op 22 augustus in Las Vegas" . MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-05-19 .
^ Alexander K. Lee (2020-08-17). "Injury knocks Jared Gooden out of Dwight Grant matchup at UFC on ESPN 15" . mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17 .
^ Staff (2020-08-21). "With opponents out, Dwight Grant and Daniel Rodriguez now open UFC on ESPN 15 main card" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21 .
^ Vreeland, Daniel (2020-08-22). "UFC Vegas 7: Daniel Rodriguez Survives Scare, Finishes Dwight Grant" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2020-08-23 .
^ Anderson, Jay (2020-10-10). "Li Jingliang vs. Dwight Grant Lined Up for UFC 256" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2020-10-11 .
^ Nolan King (2020-12-07). "Dwight Grant announces positive COVID-19 test, out of UFC 256 fight vs. Li Jingliang" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08 .
^ Behunin, Alex (24 March 2021). "Dwight Grant vs. Stefan Sekulic Added To UFC 261" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 25 March 2021 .
^ McClory, Mike (2021-04-24). "UFC 261 Results: Dwight Grant Earns Close Decision Against Stefan Sekulic" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2021-04-25 .
^ Marcel Dorff (2021-09-11). "Dwight Grant vs. Gabe Green toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 23 oktober" . MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-05-19 .
^ Dorff, Marcel (2021-09-23). "Francisco Trinaldo vervangt Gabe Green tegen Dwight Grant op 23 oktober" . MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-09-23 .
^ Evanoff, Josh (2021-10-23). "UFC Vegas 41 Results: Francisco Trinaldo Edges Out Dwight Grant" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2021-10-23 .
^ Dorff, Marcel. "UFC KHANDOZHKO VS. GRANT ADDED TO APRIL 23 CARD" . www.eurosport.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-02-02 .
^ Anderson, Jay (2022-04-23). "UFC Vegas 52: Sergey Khandozhko Knocks Dwight Grant Senseless in Hard-Hitting Scrap" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2022-04-24 .
^ a b Chris Taylor (2022-04-23). "UFC Vegas 52 Bonus Report: Claudio Puelles earns 'POTN' for submission win over Clay Guida" . bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23 .
^ Anderson, Jay (2022-06-01). "UFC Long Island Set to Air on ABC, Multiple Fights Announced for July 16 Event" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2022-06-02 .
^ Behunin, Alex (2022-07-16). "UFC Long Island: Dustin Stoltzfus Picks Up First UFC Win Over Dwight Grant" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ Taylor, Chris (2022-07-19). "The UFC parts ways with three more fighters" . | BJPenn.com . Retrieved 2022-07-20 .
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