Grant Dawson vs Ricky Glenn

Oct 23, 2021 · ESPN+

DateOct 23, 2021

DivisionLightweight

StatusScheduled

VenueUFC APEX

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 23, 2021 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 3:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 12:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 8:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 9:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 6:00 AM
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Grant DawsonKGD |24-3-1Grant Dawson vs Ricky GlennRicky GlennThe Gladiator |22-8-2

Grant DawsonKGD24-3-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time5:00

24-3-1Record22-8-2

32Age37

5'10"Height6'0"

72"Reach70.5"

155 lbsWeight155 lbs

LightweightWeight ClassLightweight

Ricky GlennThe Gladiator22-8-2

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Grant Dawson owns a 155-point Elo edge (great). Grant Dawson shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Grant Dawson and Ricky Glenn 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 DawsonRicky Glenn

Recent form

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

WLWWW

Ricky GlennL L L L D · -59 Elo last 5

LLLLD

Elo edge

Grant Dawson1801+13 last move

Ricky Glenn1646-15 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.

Ricky GlennNot on the active ladder · 1646 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Gavin Tucker (rated 1653 at the time): +14.
Costliest loss: Lost to Christos Giagos (rated 1616 at the time): -19.
Last 5 fights: 0 wins, 4 losses, -59 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1623, not 1646: 23 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Grant DawsonNow 1801 · #10 Lightweight

Wins by decision+7→ 1808

Loses by decision-17→ 1784

Ricky GlennNow 1646

Wins by decision+17→ 1663

Loses by decision-7→ 1639

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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 DawsonvsRicky Glenn

Takedown accuracy

0%vs13%

Takedown average

3.58vs0.72

Submission average

1.36vs0.36

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

2.14vs4.30

Finishing profile

Grant Dawsonsubmission leads 58% of wins

Ricky GlennKO/TKO leads 59% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Grant DawsonRicky Glenn

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

3.14Sig. strikes landed per min3.79

UFC lightweight average : 3.82

51Sig. strike accuracy43

UFC lightweight average : 46%

2.14Sig. strikes absorbed per min4.30

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

45Sig. strike defense51

UFC lightweight average : 53%

3.58Takedown average0.72

UFC lightweight average : 1.68

0Takedown accuracy13

UFC lightweight average : 28%

67Takedown defense69

UFC lightweight average : 59%

1.36Submission average0.36

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

5Wins by knockout13

14Wins by submission3

5Wins by decision6

3Losses by knockout2

0Losses by submission2

0Losses by decision4

Grant Dawson vs Ricky Glenn is a scheduled Lightweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : COSTA VS VETTORI. Grant Dawson enters with a 24-3-1 record and Ricky Glenn enters with a 22-8-2 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.