Max Griffin

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Max Griffin

Nickname“Pain”

Record

20-13

Streak

L3

Age

40

Date of birth

Nov 29, 1985

Fighting out of: Sacramento, California
Born: United States
Camp: MMA Gold Fight Team
Weight class: Welterweight
Height: 5'11" · 180 cm
Reach: 76" · 193 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Apr 25, 2026
Cut risk: 53%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Victor Valenzuela

Victor Valenzuela

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · Apr 25, 2026

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal

Chris Curtis

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira

Michael Chiesa

#15Michael Chiesa

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 · 1:56

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · Dec 7, 2024

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura

Jeremiah Wells

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · Feb 10, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer

Michael Morales

Michael Morales

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · Jul 1, 2023

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov

Tim Means

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · Oct 29, 2022

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen

Neil Magny

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus · Mar 26, 2022

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus

Carlos Condit

#12Carlos Condit

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3

Song Kenan

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:20

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · Mar 20, 2021

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland

Ramiz Brahimaj

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Elbow to Head In Clinch Ear Injury · R3 · 2:03

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · Nov 7, 2020

Elbow to Head In Clinch Ear Injury

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira

Alex Oliveira

#15Alex Oliveira

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · Mar 7, 2020

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

Alex Morono

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · Oct 12, 2019

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson

Zelim Imadaev

Welterweight · Decision · Majority · R3 · 5:00

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2

Thiago Alves

#15Thiago Alves

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 · Feb 2, 2019

UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2

Curtis Millender

Curtis Millender

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 7, 2018

UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

Mike Perry

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · Feb 24, 2018

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida · Oct 28, 2017

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

Erick Montano

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:54

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson · Nov 5, 2016

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

Colby Covington

Colby Covington

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R3 · 2:18

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · Aug 20, 2016

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

Outside the UFC

12-2across 14 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 2 sub · 4 decGladiator Challenge · WFC · WFC 16 · WFC 15 · TPF 23 +6

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	David Mitchell22-7	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:43	WFC 16	Jan 23, 2016
W	Randall Wallace23-12-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R4	1:44	WFC 15	Oct 10, 2015
L	Chidi Njokuani25-12	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	TPF 23	May 7, 2015
W	Ricky Legere Jr.19-7	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	3:21	TPF 21	Nov 6, 2014
W	Randall Wallace23-12-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	2:20	TPF 19	Jun 19, 2014
W	Waachiim Spiritwolf12-13-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	TWC 19	Jan 25, 2014
W	Fernando Gonzalez29-20	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	WFC 7	Nov 16, 2013
W	Kito Andrews9-5	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	WFC 5	May 3, 2013
W	Richard Rigmaden3-12	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R1	0:56	WFC 4	Jan 18, 2013
L	Justin Baesman23-30-1	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	WFC	Jun 9, 2012
W	Jaime Jara38-18	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:56	WFC	Jan 7, 2012
W	Joshua Miranda7-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Gladiator Challenge	Nov 13, 2010
W	Aaron Hamilton1-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:20	Gladiator Challenge	Sep 18, 2010
W	Kino Vuittonet0-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:25	Gladiator Challenge	Oct 10, 2009

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionBKP

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Jeremy Hunter1-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:30	BKP	Apr 4, 2009

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallB60th

47%922 / 1,950

Striking accuracy

58%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.01 differential

Landed3.70

Absorbed3.69

64%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+5%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head67%72nd615
Body19%65th179
Leg14%58th128

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

85%Standing

Standing85%786
Clinch9%84
Ground6%52

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Max Griffin

Max Griffin

Landed per 15

Head

A

76th

37.0

76th

Body

B

67th

10.8

67th

Leg

C

57th

7.7

57th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

D

34th

36.6

34th

Body

D

35th

11.5

35th

Leg

C

49th

7.3

49th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	37.0	615	1,542	40%
Body	10.8	179	262	68%
Leg	7.7	128	146	88%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	36.6	609	1,746	35%
Body	11.5	191	297	64%
Leg	7.3	121	150	81%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Max Griffin

Max Griffin

19 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 250 min

96%

R3 pace · 17 bouts

Griffin fades (-4% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Griffin keeps 96% of round-1 output by round 3 (17 bouts).

Max Griffin

Griffin ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Max Griffin

Griffinlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Max Griffin

Griffinattempts / min

Control time

Max Griffin

Griffin% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.2	4.0	3.1	0.22	16%	19
R2	4.9	4.1	4.3	0.19	7%	17
R3	4.8	2.9	3.6	0.30	24%	17

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Max Griffin

Max Griffin

19 resolved UFC bouts · 6 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

39/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

71st

43%

71st

Win quality

D

25th

31%

25th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

5

5

4

3

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	5	1-4	20%
Ranked 6–15	5	1-4	20%
Cross-div ranked	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Established	4	4-0	100%
Unproven	3	2-1	67%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Victor Valenzuela	Unproven	8	Apr 25, 2026
L	Chris Curtis	Cross-div ranked	45	Jul 12, 2025
L	Michael Chiesa#15	Top-5	72	Dec 7, 2024
W	Jeremiah Wells	Established	26	Feb 10, 2024
L	Michael Morales	Top-5	57	Jul 1, 2023
W	Tim Means	Established	35	Oct 29, 2022
L	Neil Magny#8	Top-5	76	Mar 26, 2022
W	Carlos Condit#12	Top-5	79	Jul 10, 2021
W	Song Kenan	Established	26	Mar 20, 2021
W	Ramiz Brahimaj	Established	22	Nov 7, 2020
L	Alex Oliveira#15	Ranked 6–15	62	Mar 7, 2020
L	Alex Morono	Contender-level	40	Oct 12, 2019
W	Zelim Imadaev	Unproven	8	Apr 13, 2019
L	Thiago Alves#15	Ranked 6–15	64	Feb 2, 2019
L	Curtis Millender	Ranked 6–15	42	Jul 7, 2018
W	Mike Perry#15	Ranked 6–15	60	Feb 24, 2018
L	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	Ranked 6–15	45	Oct 28, 2017
W	Erick Montano	Unproven	8	Nov 5, 2016
L	Colby Covington	Top-5	65	Aug 20, 2016

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

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