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 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Grant Dawson's UFC record stood at 11-1-1, 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 3 years, at 31 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 6 less professional rounds, 52 to Minner's 58.

Dawson vs Minner form

Grant Dawson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Damir Ismagulov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mark O Madsen at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had drawn with Rick Glenn at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Darrick Minner at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Chartway Arena, Norfolk.

Activity check

Dawson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Minner's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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