UFC FIGHT NIGHT : BENAVIDEZ VS FIGUEIREDO

Grant Dawson vs Darrick Minner

Feb 29, 2020 · UFC FIGHT PASS

DateFeb 29, 2020

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueChartway Arena

BroadcastUFC FIGHT PASS

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, February 29, 2020 — watch on UFC FIGHT PASS.

US East (ET): Sat 8:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 5:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 1:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 2:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 12:00 PM
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Grant DawsonKGD |24-3-1Grant Dawson vs Darrick MinnerDarrick Minner26-14-0

Grant DawsonKGD24-3-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

24-3-1Record26-14-0

32Age36

5'10"Height5'8"

72"Reach69"

155 lbsWeight145 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Darrick Minner26-14-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Grant Dawson owns a 177-point Elo edge (great). Darrick Minner shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 2 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Grant Dawson and Darrick Minner across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Grant DawsonDarrick Minner

Recent form

Grant DawsonW L W W W · +31 Elo last 5

WLWWW

Darrick MinnerL L L W W · -7 Elo last 5

LLLWW

Elo edge

Grant Dawson1801+13 last move

Darrick Minner1624-11 last move

Why they are ranked here

Grant Dawson#10 of 397 active Lightweight fighters · 1801 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Mark Madsen (rated 1735 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to King Green (rated 1685 at the time): -26.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +31 Elo in total.
Next places: 10 points behind #9 Salahdine Parnasse, 7 ahead of #11 Paddy Pimblett.

Darrick MinnerNot on the active ladder · 1624 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat T.J. Laramie (rated 1670 at the time): +16.
Costliest loss: Lost to Herbert Burns (rated 1635 at the time): -15.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -7 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1537, not 1624: 87 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

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What's at stake

Grant DawsonNow 1801 · #10 Lightweight

Wins by decision+6→ 1807

Loses by decision-18→ 1783

Darrick MinnerNow 1624

Wins by decision+18→ 1642

Loses by decision-6→ 1618

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Grant DawsonvsDarrick Minner

Takedown accuracy

0%vs73%

Submission average

1.36vs2.71

Takedown average

3.58vs2.40

Sig. strike accuracy

51%vs66%

Finishing profile

Grant Dawsonsubmission leads 58% of wins

Darrick Minnersubmission leads 85% of wins

Common opponents

Chuka WillisGrant Dawson: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Feb 25, 2017Darrick Minner: win · Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Dec 9, 2017

James SmithGrant Dawson: win · Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Apr 4, 2015Darrick Minner: win · Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Dec 14, 2012

Tale of the tape

Grant DawsonDarrick Minner

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.14Sig. strikes landed per min2.63

UFC lightweight average : 3.82

51Sig. strike accuracy66

UFC lightweight average : 46%

2.14Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.28

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

45Sig. strike defense36

UFC lightweight average : 53%

3.58Takedown average2.40

UFC lightweight average : 1.68

0Takedown accuracy73

UFC lightweight average : 28%

67Takedown defense67

UFC lightweight average : 59%

1.36Submission average2.71

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

5Wins by knockout1

14Wins by submission22

5Wins by decision3

3Losses by knockout4

0Losses by submission8

0Losses by decision2

Grant Dawson vs Darrick Minner is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : BENAVIDEZ VS FIGUEIREDO. Grant Dawson enters with a 24-3-1 record and Darrick Minner enters with a 26-14-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.