Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
Damir Ismagulov
Damir Ismagulov
“Qazaq”
24-3-0
RESULT

Grant Dawson def. Damir Ismagulov (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Grant Dawson
Grant Dawson
“KGD”
24-3-1
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Meta 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.

Fight stats

Damir Ismagulov
Grant Dawson
0
Knockdowns
0
13 of 28
Significant strikes
30 of 57
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
35 of 54
Total strikes
84 of 128
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 5
—
Takedown accuracy
60%
0
Submission attempts
1
1
Reversals
0
0:08
Control time
12:24
Significant strikes by target
6 of 19
Head
28 of 48
6 of 8
Body
1 of 8
1 of 1
Leg
1 of 1
13 of 28
Distance
9 of 35
0 of 0
Clinch
1 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
20 of 21

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
2 of 6
Sig. str.
23 of 35
4 of 8
Total str.
44 of 57
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
3:55
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
10 of 18
Sig. str.
5 of 18
14 of 22
Total str.
22 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
3:57
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 4
Sig. str.
2 of 4
17 of 24
Total str.
18 of 33
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
4:32

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#IsmagulovDawson
1810
2910
3910
Total2630
Sal D'Amato
#IsmagulovDawson
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Chris Lee
#IsmagulovDawson
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Ismagulov
–
13
Dawson
●30–26 Dawson×9●30–25 Dawson×2●30–27 Dawson×2
All 13 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Ismagulov
100%
Dawson
60 fan scorecards submitted
●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

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

24-3-0
Record
24-3-1
0
Win Streak
1
35
Age
32
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.36
SLpM
3.14
42%
Str. Acc.
51%
2.44
SApM
2.14
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.00
TD Avg.
3.58
28%
TD Acc.
39%
70%
TD Def.
66%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Damir Ismagulov · 3-2
  • L
    Grant Dawson
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs MagomedovSat, Jul 1, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Arman Tsarukyan
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs StricklandSat, Dec 17, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Guram Kutateladze
    UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs EmmettSat, Jun 18, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Rafael Alves
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs GarbrandtSat, May 22, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Thiago Moises
    UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs ZhangSat, Aug 31, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Grant Dawson · 4-1
  • W
    Mateusz Rębecki
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
    Submission · R3 · 4:42 · Lightweight
  • L
    Manuel Torres
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 2:25 · Lightweight
  • W
    Diego Ferreira
    UFC 311: Makhachev vs MoicanoSat, Jan 18, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Rafa Garcia
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 1:42 · Lightweight
  • W
    Joe Solecki
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs PoirierSat, Jun 1, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 15 fights
50.4
Avg sig. strikes
35.2
1.00
Avg takedowns
2.73
2:49
Avg control time
7:22
79
Career high strikes
57
5
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Damir Ismagulov
Strike target
Grant Dawson
54%
Head
69%
31%
Body
19%
14%
Leg
13%
Damir Ismagulov
Strike position
Grant Dawson
83%
Distance
50%
5%
Clinch
10%
12%
Ground
40%