TJ Grant
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TJ Grant (born February 26, 1984) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist and purple belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu under Jorge Gurgel.
He stands 5 ft. 11 in. (181 cm) tall and fights in the welterweight division (170 lbs.).
Grant is a veteran of the King of the Cage and TKO organizations and currently fights as a welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Early Career
TJ Grant made his professional mixed martial arts debut at Extreme Cage Combat 1 on April 29, 2006, defeating Craig Skinner via armbar submission in the first round.
He picked up three more victories in 2006, winning his next two via armbar submission and the third via TKO over Eric Beaulieu in just 33 seconds.
In 2007, Grant entered the King of the Cage organization and won his first two bouts via armbar in January and March respectively.
Grant suffered his first professional loss in April when he was on the losing end of a decision to Gary Wright.
Grant rebounded from the loss with three successive submission victories to round out 2007 in the King of the Cage and TKO organizations.
To begin 2008, Grant lost his second professional bout when he was submitted with an armbar by Jesse Bongfeldt at TKO 32.
Two months later, Grant got back on track with an armbar submission win over Mike Gates. He followed that win up with a kimura submission victory over UFC veteran, Chad Reiner in June.
At TKO 35 in October, 2008, Grant submitted another UFC veteran in Forrest Petz via arm triangle choke at 3:55 of round 2. Just over a month later, Grant made it four wins in a row when he submitted Beau Baker with an armbar.
UFC
In early 2009 it was announced that Grant had signed a contract with the UFC. He will make his UFC debut at UFC 97 in Canada against Japanese fighter, Ryo Chonan.
Mixed martial arts record
| 17 matches | 14 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 12 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| Draws | 0 | |
Record
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Dong Hyun Kim | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 100 | 7/11/2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Grant replaced an injured Jonathan Goulet |
| Win | Ryo Chonan | Decision (Split) | UFC 97: Redemption | 4/18/2009 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Debut |
| Win | Beau Baker | Submission (Armbar) | PFP: Wanted | 11/29/2008 | 3 | 3:03 | - |
| Win | Forrest Petz | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | TKO 35: Quenneville vs. Hioki | 10/03/2008 | 2 | 3:55 | - |
| Win | Chad Reiner | Submission (Kimura) | PFP: Last Man Standing | 6/21/2008 | 3 | 4:15 | - |
| Win | Mike Gates | Submission (Armbar) | PFP: Street Justice | 4/26/2008 | 2 | 3:29 | - |
| Loss | Jesse Bongfeldt | Submission (Armbar) | TKO 32: Ultimatum | 2/28/2008 | 3 | 2:52 | - |
| Win | Stephane Lamarche | Submission (Triangle Choke) | KOTC: Avalanche | 12/15/2007 | 3 | 4:56 | - |
| Win | Stephane Dube | Submission (Heel Hook) | TKO 30: Apocalypse | 9/28/2007 | 1 | 2:16 | - |
| Win | Kevin Manderson | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | KOTC: Supremacy | 7/14/2007 | 1 | 2:52 | - |
| Loss | Gary Wright | Decision | KOTC: Megiddo | 4/28/2007 | 3 | 5:00 | - |
| Win | Elmer Waterhen | Submission (Armbar) | KOTC: Capital Chaos | 3/28/2007 | 1 | 2:20 | - |
| Win | Nicholas Portieous | Submission (Armbar) | KOTC: Freedom Fight | 1/20/2007 | 1 | 0:45 | - |
| Win | Eric Beaulieu | TKO (Punches) | ECC 4: Fury | 12/02/2006 | 1 | 0:33 | - |
| Win | Rob Wynne | Submission (Armbar) | UGC 14: No Pain, No Gain | 9/21/2006 | 2 | 4:54 | - |
| Win | Daniel Grandmaison | Submission (Armbar) | ECC 3: East Coast Warriors | 7/22/2006 | 1 | 1:46 | - |
| Win | Craig Skinner | Submission (Armbar) | ECC 1: Extreme Cage Combat 1 | 4/29/2006 | 1 | N/A | - |
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External links
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/TJ-Grant-15906
http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/gallery/fighter/15906/
--Sam Cupitt 04:09, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
