TJ Grant

WelterweightClinch Fighter
8 - 3

11 UFC Fights | 73% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (50%)

Height
5' 10"
Reach
72"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
42
Orthodox

TJ Grant UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

TJ Grant is 8-3 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 3 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 21-5, 13-2 of it outside the UFC. Grant competes at welterweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 5'10" with a 72" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a win over Gray Maynard by knockout in May 2013.

Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 90th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (54%).

TJ Grant's UFC win rate is 73% (8 of 11 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Grant averages 1.3 takedowns per fight at 44% accuracy and stops 37% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
21-5
UFC Record
8-3
Height
5'10"
Reach
72"
Age
42
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Gray Maynard · KO/TKO · May 2013

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

TJ Grant's Last 5 Fights

Grant is 5-0 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Gray Maynard · KO/TKO · R1 2:07 · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · May 2013
  2. Win vs Matt Wiman · KO/TKO · R1 4:51 · UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson · Jan 2013
  3. Win vs Evan Dunham · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · Sep 2012
  4. Win vs Carlo Prater · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 2012
  5. Win vs Shane Roller · Submission · R3 2:12 · UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson · Oct 2011

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.0
Accuracy
54%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.45

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.2
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+0.7
Opp. Accuracy Against
43%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.3
Takedown Accuracy
44%
Takedown Defense
37%
Control Time / Fight
2:55
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.5

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
27% KO
0% Sub
R2
0% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
9% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — TJ Grant vs Average

TJ Grant's UFC Fight History

11 UFC fights on record (8-3), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WGray MaynardKO/TKOR1 · 2:07UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 22013-05-25
WMatt WimanKO/TKOR1 · 4:51UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson2013-01-26
WEvan DunhamDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort2012-09-22
WCarlo PraterDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier2012-05-15
WShane RollerSubmissionR3 · 2:12UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson2011-10-01
LRicardo AlmeidaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 22010-12-11
WJulio PaulinoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop2010-09-25
LJohny HendricksDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 22010-05-08
WKevin BurnsKO/TKOR1 · 4:57UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12
LDong Hyun KimDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 1002009-07-11
WRyo ChonanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 97: Redemption2009-04-18

How Grant Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.0 sig. strikes/min
75th percentile
Striking accuracy54%
90th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.2/min
49th percentile
Takedowns1.3/fight
70th percentile
Takedown defense37%
13th percentile
Knockdown power0.45/fight
84th percentile

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