Dawson vs Minner

Who won Dawson vs Minner?

Grant Dawson beat Darrick Minner by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 27, on Saturday 29th February 2020 at Chartway Arena in Norfolk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Dawson vs Minner stats

Grant Dawson stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Darrick Minner made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 21 by submission.

This was Grant Dawson's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Grant Dawson's UFC record stood at 10-1-1, while Darrick Minner's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Dawson had an advantage in power over Minner, with a 21% knock out percentage over Minner's 4%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Minner had an advantage over Dawson, with a 88% submission rate over Dawson's 71%.

Grant Dawson was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Dawson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Minner. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Dawson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 10 months later than Minner, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 49 to Minner's 58.

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