Davey Grant “Dangerous”
Bantamweight · ORCA rating 53/100 · peak 59 · Power striker · 9–7 in 16 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
At 53 (peak 59), Davey Grant's ORCA rating ranks 60th of 102 active bantamweights. Striking offence is the strongest of the four families at 69, 44th of 102 active bantamweights (significant strikes landed per minute 92). The weak side is grappling offence, which grades 27, with control time, seconds per minute grading 19. The 9 UFC wins split 3 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 5 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Bantamweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 69 | 44 of 102 | Significant strikes landed per minute 92 |
| Striking defence | 54 | 53 of 102 | — |
| Grappling offence | 27 | 82 of 102 | Control time, seconds per minute 19 |
| Grappling defence | 52 | 62 of 102 | — |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 92. Weakest: Control time, seconds per minute 19.
Profile
- Division
- Bantamweight
- ORCA rating
- 53 (peak 59)
- Bantamweight rank
- 60 of 102 active
- UFC record
- 9–7
- Pro record
- 18–8
- Graded UFC bouts
- 16
- Style
- Power striker
- Age
- 40
- Height
- 5′8″ (173 cm)
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- SBG Manchester
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 5.58
- Significant strike accuracy: 45%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.04
- Significant strike defence: 55%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.95
- Takedown accuracy: 34%
- Takedown defence: 66%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.16
Next bout
- vs Elijah Smith · UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brady · 2026-11-07 · Davey Grant vs Elijah Smith: matchup · stats, grades and expected outcomes
Fight history
- 2026-04-25 · W vs Juan Adrian Luna · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
- 2025-10-18 · L vs Charles Jourdain · Submission · UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
- 2025-07-26 · W vs Da'Mon Blackshear · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
- 2024-12-14 · W vs Ramon Taveras · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
- 2023-07-22 · L vs Daniel Marcos · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
- 2023-03-11 · W vs Raphael Assuncao · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
- 2022-05-14 · W vs Louis Smolka · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
- 2021-11-20 · L vs Adrian Yanez · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
- 2021-06-19 · L vs Marlon Vera · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
- 2021-03-13 · W vs Jonathan Martinez · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
- 2020-07-11 · W vs Martin Day · KO/TKO · UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
- 2019-11-09 · W vs Grigory Popov · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
- 2018-07-22 · L vs Manny Bermudez · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
- 2016-10-08 · L vs Damian Stasiak · Submission · UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
- 2016-02-27 · W vs Marlon Vera · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
- 2013-11-30 · L vs Chris Holdsworth · Submission · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale
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