Everything was trending upward for Dwight Grant.
Heading into his fight with Alan Jouban, Grant was the model of a Dana White Contender Series product. He picked up a knockout on that show to earn a UFC contract, stumbled in his short-notice debut against Zak Ottow, then rebounded with a TKO of Carlo Pedersoli to earn himself a main card spot at UFC 236 in April 2019, a show headlined by two world title fights.
Grant, 36, made the most of it too, winning a split nod over the more well-known Jouban and cementing himself as one to watch in the welterweight division.