Saturday, July 1, 2023Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Grant Dawson defeated Damir Ismagulov by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov, held Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-27, 30-27, Grant Dawson won the decision.
Damir Ismagulov vs Grant Dawson
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Damir IsmagulovGrant Dawson
0
Knockdowns0
13 / 28
Significant strikes30 / 57
46%
Sig. strike accuracy53%
35 / 54
Total strikes84 / 128
0 / 0
Takedowns3 / 5
0
Submission attempts1
1
Reversals0
0:08
Control time12:24
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Damir IsmagulovGrant Dawson
646%2893%
Head
646%13%
Body
18%13%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
14%80%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Damir Ismagulov13 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
66/19
66/8
11/1
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Grant Dawson30 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
77/26
11/8
11/1
Clinch
11/1
0
0
Ground
2020/21
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Damir IsmagulovGrant Dawson
R1
2
23
10-810-910-9
R2
10
5
10-910-910-9
R3
1
2
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Grant Dawson
0
Knockdowns0
2 / 6
Significant strikes23 / 35
33%
Sig. strike accuracy66%
4 / 8
Total strikes44 / 57
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 2
0:05
Control time3:55
Round 2Judges: Grant Dawson
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 18
Significant strikes5 / 18
56%
Sig. strike accuracy28%
14 / 22
Total strikes22 / 38
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
0
Submission attempts1
0:00
Control time3:57
Round 3Judges: Grant Dawson
0
Knockdowns0
1 / 4
Significant strikes2 / 4
25%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
17 / 24
Total strikes18 / 33
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 2
1
Reversals0
0:03
Control time4:32
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
0
Damir Ismagulov
13
Grant Dawson
●30-26 Dawson×9●30-25 Dawson×2●30-27 Dawson×2
All 13 media scorecards
- Dominik Durniat · ddreporter Tv30-25Dawson
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com30-25Dawson
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com30-26Dawson
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com30-26Dawson
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com30-26Dawson
- MMAMania.com30-26Dawson
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com30-26Dawson
- CombatPress.com30-26Dawson
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com30-26Dawson
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-26Dawson
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno30-26Dawson
- MMAJunkie.com30-27Dawson
- Chris De Santiago · MiddleEasy.com30-27Dawson
Fan Scorecards
60 fan scorecards submitted
0%
Damir Ismagulov
100%
Grant Dawson
●30-25 Dawson41.7%●30-26 Dawson36.7%●30-27 Dawson18.3%●30-24 Dawson3.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
73%
Dawson
R2
83%
Dawson
R3
60%
Dawson
Betting Odds
Damir Ismagulov
Open: -151Best: +2000
Grant Dawson
Open: +120Best: +117
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Damir Ismagulov | Grant Dawson | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -130 | +100 | |
| BetOnline | -122 | +102 | |
| BetUS | -130 | +100 | |
| Betway | +255 | -400 | |
| Bovada | -130 | +115 | |
| Cloudbet | -127 | +117 | |
| DraftKings | +2000 | -12500 | |
| FanDuel | +200 | -270 | |
| mybookie | -125 | -111 | |
| Pinnacle | -120 | +107 | |
| sportsbetio | -130 | -111 | |
| sports-interaction | -115 | -115 | |
| unibet | -125 | +102 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Grant Dawson lands 3.58 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 92% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Damir Ismagulov
No background on record
Camp · American Top Team · KazakhstanGrant Dawson
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2022Black belt · BJJJames Krause
- 2015Featherweight Tournament ChampionKCFA (Kansas City Fighting Alliance)
- 2017Contract winner · DWCSfeatherweight
- 2012Competitor · State HSjunior
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
54%69%
Head
31%19%
Body
14%12%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Damir Ismagulovlast 2 fights
33%22%45%
Grant Dawsonlast 8 fights
25%10%65%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Damir Ismagulov Grant Dawson
Strikes landed / min
3.363.14
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Damir Ismagulov · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersGrant Dawson · Average · better than 41% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.442.14
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Damir Ismagulov · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersGrant Dawson · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.003.58
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Damir Ismagulov · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersGrant Dawson · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
28%39%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Damir Ismagulov · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersGrant Dawson · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%66%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Damir Ismagulov · Good · better than 65% of UFC fightersGrant Dawson · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.001.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Damir Ismagulov · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersGrant Dawson · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.36
Strikes landed / min3.14
2.44
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.14
1.00 / 3.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min3.58 / 9.2
28%
Takedown accuracy39%
70%
Takedown defence66%
2:49
Control time / fight6:54
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min1.40
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Damir Ismagulov7 UFC fights · 353 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%163/548
25%90/142
12%41/50
Clinch
3%11/17
2%7/8
0%0/0
Ground
5%18/33
4%14/18
3%9/9
Grant Dawson16 UFC fights · 552 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
27%147/488
10%57/111
12%64/76
Clinch
4%20/30
5%30/34
0%2/2
Ground
39%215/321
3%17/19
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Damir Ismagulov15 of 30 ended early · 50%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Grant Dawson22 of 28 ended early · 79%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Damir Ismagulov3-2
- W
- WOberdan Vieira TenorioAlash Pride 100 · Sep 21, 2024TKO · R1 · 2:12 · Lightweight
- WDmitrii KlimovHardcore MMA · Jul 13, 2024Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov · Jul 1, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland · Dec 17, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
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- W
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- WAlex GorgeesUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa · Dec 2, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WRogério MatiasM-1 Challenge 85 · Nov 10, 2017Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WMaxim DivnichM-1 Challenge 78 · May 26, 2017TKO · R5 · 4:47 · Lightweight
- WMorgan HeraudM-1 Challenge 74 · Feb 18, 2017TKO · R3 · 1:31 · Catchweight
- WMurat BakhtorazovAlash Pride FC · Dec 15, 2016TKO · R1 · 3:52 · Lightweight
- WAibek NurseitAlash Pride FC · Dec 15, 2016TKO · R1 · 4:03 · Lightweight
- WTemirlan AysadilovAlash Pride FC · Dec 15, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:49 · Lightweight
- WRubenilton PereiraM-1 Challenge 72 · Nov 18, 2016Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- WIlyas Chyngyzbek uuluNaiza Fighting Championship 6 · Sep 16, 2016Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- W
- WVyacheslav TenM-1 Challenge 65 · Apr 9, 2016Submission · R1 · 2:30 · Lightweight
- WGennady SysoevOrenburg MMA Federation · Mar 4, 2016TKO
- WJavier FuentesScythian Gold 2015 · Nov 21, 2015TKO · Lightweight
- L
- WPedro Eugenio GranjoM-1 Challenge 59 · Jul 3, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:53 · Lightweight
- WSergey AndreevM-1 Challenge 57 · May 2, 2015Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WTBAKazakhstan Mixed Martial Arts Organization · Apr 11, 2015DEC
- WEldar MagomedovKazakhstan Mixed Martial Arts Federation · Nov 30, 2014TKO
- WDavid BácskaiScythian Gold 2014 · Oct 18, 2014TKO · R1 · 3:57 · Lightweight
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- W
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- D
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- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Lee · May 18, 2019Submission · R2 · 2:27 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos · Mar 9, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 6 · Aug 15, 2017Submission · R2 · 1:15 · Featherweight
- WMike PlazolaKC Fighting Alliance 20 · Oct 1, 2016Submission · R1 · 3:49 · Featherweight
- WChristian CampVictory FC 52 · Jul 16, 2016TKO · R2 · 1:43 · Lightweight
- LHugh PulleyKC Fighting Alliance 18 · Apr 30, 2016TKO · R1 · 0:35 · Lightweight
- WRobert WashingtonTitan FC 37 · Mar 4, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:08 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WAndrew CarrilloKC Fighting Alliance · Aug 15, 2015Submission
- WChris McDanielBranson Brawl · May 9, 2015Submission · R1 · 4:09 · Lightweight
- WJames SmithVictory FC 45 · Apr 4, 2015Submission · R1 · 2:30 · Lightweight
- WAdam RiderShamrock FC · Mar 7, 2015Submission · R1 · 1:45 · Featherweight
- WMatt WilliamsDCS 12: Season's Beatings 2014 · Dec 5, 2014Submission · R1 · 2:29 · Lightweight
- WJeremiah DensonOFC 100: Century · Aug 29, 2014Submission · R2 · 2:29 · Lightweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Damir Ismagulov vs Grant Dawson?
Grant Dawson defeated Damir Ismagulov by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov, held Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-27, 30-27, Grant Dawson won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Damir Ismagulov vs Grant Dawson?
The judges scored it 30-26, 30-27, 30-27, Grant Dawson won the decision.
Was Damir Ismagulov vs Grant Dawson a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 60 fan cards scored it for Grant Dawson; 100% of 13 media scores picked Grant Dawson.