Grant vs Taveras

Who won Grant vs Taveras?

Davey Grant beat Ramon Taveras by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Davey Grant.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Grant vs Taveras stats

Davey Grant stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Ramon Taveras made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Davey Grant's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Ramon Taveras marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Davey Grant's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Ramon Taveras' came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Taveras had a large advantage in power over Grant, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Grant's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Grant had a large advantage over Taveras, boasting a 60% submission rate over Taveras' 30%.

Davey Grant was the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

Taveras had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Grant was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 10 years and 11 months earlier than Taveras, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 47 to Taveras' 23.

Grant vs Taveras form

Grant had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Daniel Marcos at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Adrian Yanez at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Grant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Taveras' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What time did Grant vs Taveras start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:25 AM UTC , which was 7:25 PM EST or 4:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:25 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Grant vs Taveras?

Davey Grant was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Ramon Taveras made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.