Grant Dawson

Dawson's submission activity on the ground — 4 submission attempts and 7:08 control in his last win

Dawson is 24-3-1 and his grappling output remains strong: 4 submission attempts with 7:08 of control against Mateusz Rebecki, and 6 takedowns with 10:50 of control against Diego Ferreira. Aliev is 12-0 and is arguably the more relentless positional wrestler, with 8 takedowns and 12:25 of control against Mike Davis, plus 8:13 of control against Joe Solecki, so this is genuinely tight. Dawson's higher submission-attempt volume in his most recent win is the slim separator in a fight likely contested in the clinch and on the mat; notably, his only recent loss (Manuel Torres) came in a fight where he landed no takedowns and logged no control time.