Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland
Lightweight★ Performance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Leonardo Santos
BrazilLeonardo Santos
18-7-1
RESULT

Grant Dawson def. Leonardo Santos (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 4:59
WIN
Grant Dawson
United StatesGrant Dawson
“KGD”
24-3-1
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Grant Dawson defeated Leonardo Santos by TKO in round 3 (4:59) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland, held Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Leonardo Santos
Grant Dawson
0
Knockdowns
0
30 of 67
Significant strikes
46 of 84
45%
Sig. strike accuracy
55%
74 of 115
Total strikes
75 of 132
1 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 13
50%
Takedown accuracy
8%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:21
Control time
8:18
Significant strikes by target
14 of 45
Head
16 of 48
6 of 10
Body
23 of 27
10 of 12
Leg
7 of 9
28 of 65
Distance
33 of 68
2 of 2
Clinch
9 of 11
0 of 0
Ground
4 of 5

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 19
Sig. str.
12 of 23
28 of 37
Total str.
14 of 26
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:42
Ctrl
2:24
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 39
Sig. str.
23 of 42
40 of 67
Total str.
27 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:30
Ctrl
1:44
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 9
Sig. str.
11 of 19
6 of 11
Total str.
34 of 60
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:09
Ctrl
4:10

Betting Odds

Leonardo Santos
+151
40% implied win probability
Open: +180Best: +173
Grant Dawson
-187
65% implied win probability
Open: -230Best: -115

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

SportsbookLeonardo SantosGrant Dawson
BetOnline+160-185
Bookmaker+165-210
Bovada+155-190
Cloudbet-110-115
DraftKings+143-200
FanDuel+144-186
MyBookie+160-195
Pinnacle+173-204
sportsbetio+155-233
sports-interaction+155-195
unibet+165-210

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Leonardo Santos vs Grant Dawson?

Grant Dawson defeated Leonardo Santos by TKO in round 3 (4:59) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland, held Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Leonardo Santos 32%68% Grant Dawson

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Lightweight roster (302 fighters)

Leonardo Santos
Knockout Artist
7 edges
Grant Dawson
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

96Power89
95Speed88
94Precision92
90Durability90
74Engine94
66Wrestling92
94Ground94

Biggest edge Grant Dawson, Takedowns +26

Attribute by attribute

Leonardo Santos is on the left of every row, Grant Dawson on the right.
96Punch power90
95Kick power88
96Punch speed87
94Kick speed89
94Accuracy92
66Takedowns92
94Ground striking93
93Submissions94
93Chin92
87Body strength88
74Cardio94

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

18-7-1
Record
24-3-1
1686
Power Index rating
1820
0
Win Streak
1
46
Age
32
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.82
SLpM
3.14
46%
Str. Acc.
51%
3.40
SApM
2.14
54%
Str. Def.
44%

Grappling Profile

0.88
TD Avg.
3.58
25%
TD Acc.
39%
86%
TD Def.
66%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
1.40

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Leonardo Santos · 2-3
  • L
    Jared Gordon
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 · Aug 20, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Clay Guida
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs Aldo · Dec 5, 2021
    Submission · R2 · 1:21 · Lightweight
  • L
    Grant Dawson
    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland · Mar 20, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 4:59 · Lightweight
  • W
    Roman Bogatov
    UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal · Jul 11, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Stevie Ray
    UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Smith · Jun 1, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Lightweight
Grant Dawson · 4-1
  • W
    Mateusz Rębecki
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026
    Submission · R3 · 4:42 · Lightweight
  • L
    Manuel Torres
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 2:25 · Lightweight
  • W
    Diego Ferreira
    UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano · Jan 18, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Rafa Garcia
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira · Oct 12, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 1:42 · Lightweight
  • W
    Joe Solecki
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 15 fights
30.5
Avg sig. strikes
35.2
0.64
Avg takedowns
2.73
1:23
Avg control time
7:22
66
Career high strikes
57
2
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Leonardo Santos
Strike target
Grant Dawson
62%
Head
69%
23%
Body
19%
15%
Leg
13%
Leonardo Santos
Strike position
Grant Dawson
71%
Distance
50%
12%
Clinch
10%
17%
Ground
40%