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TJ Grant

TJ Grant

Canadian mixed martial arts fighter

TJ Grant (born February 26, 1984) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Background

Grant began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 15 and then also began wrestling, later going on to compete at Cole Harbour District High School. Grant was a three-time Wrestling Champion in his province in 2001, 2002, and 2004 and also represented Nova Scotia at the 2001 Canada Games in London, Ontario. Grant has also won several competitions in submission wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his home country of Canada.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Grant made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2007 and compiled a record of 13-2 before being signed by the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Grant debuted at UFC 97 with an upset split decision victory over Japanese veteran Ryo Chonan.

Grant next fought South Korean Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 100. He lost a unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).

Grant then defeated Kevin Burns via first-round TKO on December 12, 2009, at UFC 107. The performance earned Grant Knockout of the Night honors.

Grant faced future UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks on May 8, 2010, at UFC 113. Grant lost via majority decision after having a point deducted due to groin strikes.

Grant defeated Julio Paulino on September 25, 2010, at UFC 119 via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).[2]

Grant next faced Brazilian Ricardo Almeida on December 11, 2010, at UFC 124.[3] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Grant was expected to face Matthew Riddle on June 26, 2011, at UFC on Versus 4.[4] However, Riddle was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Charlie Brenneman.[5] Then, just days before the event, Grant was forced out the Brenneman bout with an illness. Since there was not enough time to find a suitable replacement, the bout was scrapped.[6]

Grant dropped down to Lightweight for the first time in his career and faced Shane Roller on October 1, 2011, at UFC on Versus 6.[7] After controlling the fight on the ground for the first two rounds, Grant attempted an armbar in the middle of the third round. Although the submission looked tight, referee Fernando Yamasaki stopped the bout due to Roller's audible pain, although Roller did not appear to have tapped out. Despite Roller's protest, Grant was declared winner by technical submission.

Grant was expected to face Jacob Volkmann on December 30, 2011, at UFC 141.[8] However, Grant was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Efrain Escudero.[9]

Grant faced Carlo Prater on May 15, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier.[10] Grant defeated Prater via unanimous decision.

Grant faced Evan Dunham on September 22, 2012, at UFC 152.[11] Grant won the fight via unanimous decision and won a $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus along with Dunham.[12]

Grant faced Matt Wiman on January 26, 2013, at UFC on Fox 6.[13] He won the fight in dominant fashion, finishing off Wiman with a series of elbows and punches at the end of the first round.

Grant faced then UFC #3 Lightweight Contender Gray Maynard at UFC 160 on May 25, 2013.[14] UFC president Dana White announced at the UFC on Fox 7 post-fight press conference that he expected the winner of the Maynard/Grant fight to get a UFC Lightweight title shot.[15] Grant won the fight via TKO in the first round after knocking Maynard down with a straight right hand on the jaw, earning Knockout of the Night honors.

Grant was expected to face then UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson on August 31, 2013, at UFC 164.[16] However, Grant was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Anthony Pettis, who won the championship.[17]

A bout with Pettis was targeted for December 14, 2013, at UFC on Fox 9.[18] However, Grant revealed in mid-September that he has yet to be medically cleared after suffering a concussion in training and would not be eligible to compete on December 14 and opted to decline the bout.[19] Pettis eventually withdrew from the bout as well, sustaining an injury of his own.

On May 5, 2014, both TJ Grant and fellow UFC fighter Nate Diaz were removed from the UFC’s Lightweight rankings after being deemed inactive by the UFC.[20]

Grant is currently retired from fighting. He owns and operates Grant’s Martial Arts Academy in Dartmouth Nova Scotia since 2020.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
26 matches 21 wins 5 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 13 1
By decision 4 4
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See also

References

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    "TJ Grant | UFC". 14 September 2018.
  2. [2]
    "T.J. Grant vs. Julio Paulino in the works for UFC 119 in September". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  3. [3]
    "Ricardo Almeida vs. T.J. Grant targeted for UFC 124 in Montreal". mmajunkie.com. 2010-10-06. Archived from the original on 2010-10-09.
  4. [4]
    "UFC Live 4 Gets Grant-Riddle Addition". sherdog.com. 2011-04-27.
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    "Matt Riddle out, Charlie Brenneman in against T.J. Grant at UFC on Versus 4". mmajunkie.com. May 6, 2011. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011.
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    "T.J. Grant withdraws from UFC on Versus 4, fight with Charlie Brenneman scrapped". mmajunkie.com. June 22, 2011. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011.
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    "Shane Roller vs TJ Grant fight announced for Oct. 1 in Washington D.C". mmamania.com. July 29, 2011.
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    Stupp, Dann (December 6, 2011). "'TUF 8' champ Escudero returning to UFC, meets Volkmann at UFC 141". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
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    "T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater Added to UFC on Fuel 3". mmaweekly.com. February 22, 2012.
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    "UFC 152 adds Evan Dunham vs. T.J. Grant". mmajunkie.com. July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012.
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    Grienke, Keith (September 22, 2012). "UFC 152 Bonus Winners". TopMMANews.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
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    "T.J. Grant vs. Matt Wiman set for UFC on FOX 6 in Chicago". mmajunkie.com. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012.
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    Grienke, Keith (February 21, 2013). "TJ Grant to Face Gray Maynard at UFC 160". TopMMANews.com. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
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    Grienke, Keith (April 20, 2013). "Dana White Announces TJ Grant/Maynard Winner to Fight for UFC Lightweight Title". TopMMANews.com. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
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    Mike Bohn (2013-06-04). "Benson Henderson vs. T.J. Grant lightweight title fight announced as UFC 164 headliner". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
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    John Morgan (2013-07-12). "T.J. Grant injured, Anthony Pettis now meets champ Benson Henderson at UFC 164". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
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    Sean Smith (2013-09-11). "Dana White Wants Anthony Pettis vs. TJ Grant at UFC on Fox 9". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  19. [19]
    Staff (2013-09-16). "T.J. Grant ruled out of planned UFC on FOX 9 title fight with Anthony Pettis". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  20. [20]
    Henderson, Jason (6 May 2014). "Nate Diaz And TJ Grant Removed From UFC's Lightweight Rankings". Fight of the Night. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  21. [21]
    "T.J. Grant inducted into the 2024 Class of CPWHOF". Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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