Dwight Lamont Grant (born September 14, 1984) is an American

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(MMA) who competes in the

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division. He had previously fought in the

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(UFC).

Background

Born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn to parents of Guyanese descent, Grant was a

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middleweight champion before embarking on a career in MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After amassing an amateur record of 3–1, Grant started his professional MMA career in 2011 and fought primarily on the regional circuit of the northeastern United States. He amassed a record of 8–1 before signed by UFC.

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contention Series

Grant faced Tyler Hill on June 19, 2018, at Dana White's Contender Series 10. He won the fight via knockout in round two and this win earned him the UFC contract.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Two month after the win over Hill, Grant made his promotional debut on 11 day notice, replacing, on June 19, 2018, against

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at UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2. However, Koch was removed from the card on November 28 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by

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. He lost the fight by split decision. Grant was scheduled to face Chance Renountre, replacing Randy Brown, on January 19, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw. However, Grant was unable to be cleared to fight due to an "eye issue" and he pulled out from the fight. Grant was originally scheduled to face

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on February 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Grant faced

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on April 13, 2019, at

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. He won the fight via split decision. Grant was expected to face

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on August 22, 2020, at

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. However, Gooden pulled out of the during the week leading up to the event with an undisclosed injury. Grant instead faced Daniel Rodriguez. After initially nearly finishing Rodriguez, Grant was knocked down down multiple times and ultimately lost the fight via knockout in round one. Grant was scheduled to face

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on December 12, 2020, at

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. However, on December 8, 2020, Grant tested positive for

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during fight week and had to pull out of his welterweight bout against Li. Grant faced Stefan Sekulić on April 24, 2021, at

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. He won the bout via split decision. Grant was scheduled to face Gabriel Green on October 23, 2021, at

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. However, Green was removed from the pairing on 23 September for undisclosed reasons and replaced by

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. Grant lost the fight via split decision. Grant faced

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on April 23, 2022, at

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. After both fighters were knocked down multiple times, Grant ultimately lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. Grant faced

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on July 16, 2022 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. In July 2022, it was announced that Grant was no longer on the UFC roster.

Championships and accomplishments

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(One time) ** Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Dwight Living people 1984 births Welterweight mixed martial artists American male mixed martial artists American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu American wushu practitioners Mixed martial artists from New York (state) Mixed martial artists utilizing wushu Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American people of Guyanese descent