Light Heavyweight

Forrest Griffin

Last fought: Jul 2012

RECORD

Pro

19-7-0

UFC

10-5-0

Age

Height

6'3"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

77"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:33
Fight Completion Rate	70.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.31
% Fights Inside the Distance	46.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	74-34 (68.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	43-26 (62.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	31-8 (79.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	72.5%
% Time in Control	13.7%
% Time Controlled	13.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	49.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.82
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.71
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.11
Distance Strike Accuracy	32.5%
Distance Strike Defense	67.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.20
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.42
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.92
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.83
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	5.06
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.31

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Forrest Griffin League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Forrest Griffin
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	43.5%
Takedown Defense	60.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	2:03
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	10.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	70.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:33
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	30.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7
Takedown Accuracy	62.5%
Takedown Defense	58.8%
Control Time/Fight	1:34

Fight History

WIN

vs. Tito Ortiz

UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 • Jul 2012Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Forrest Griffin85/26133%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51

Tito Ortiz49/12838%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	24/89	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tito Ortiz	17/44	39%	2/3	0:52	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	36/95	38%	0/0	0:35	—
	Tito Ortiz	20/53	38%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	25/77	32%	0/0	0:16	—
	Tito Ortiz	12/31	39%	1/1	1:54	—

LOSS

vs. Mauricio Rua

UFC 134: Silva vs Okami • Aug 2011Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:53

Forrest Griffin3/1916%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Mauricio Rua16/2955%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	3/19	16%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mauricio Rua	16/29	55%	0/0	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Rich Franklin

UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort • Feb 2011Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Forrest Griffin50/15532%TD 5/7Ctrl 5:50

Rich Franklin33/10432%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	12/30	40%	1/1	4:31	—
	Rich Franklin	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	19/61	31%	2/2	1:01	—
	Rich Franklin	16/57	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	19/64	30%	2/4	0:18	—
	Rich Franklin	15/45	33%	1/2	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Tito Ortiz

UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 • Nov 2009Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Forrest Griffin70/20634%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:11

Tito Ortiz24/7532%TD 3/9Ctrl 4:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	19/59	32%	0/1	0:37	—
	Tito Ortiz	10/31	32%	1/4	1:18	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	10/33	30%	0/0	0:34	—
	Tito Ortiz	9/25	36%	2/3	2:51	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	41/114	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tito Ortiz	5/19	26%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 101: Declaration • Aug 2009Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:23

Forrest Griffin3/427%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anderson Silva13/2552%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	3/42	7%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	13/25	52%	0/0	0:20	3

LOSS

vs. Rashad Evans

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 • Dec 2008Light HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:46

Forrest Griffin50/14934%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Rashad Evans49/10348%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	14/62	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rashad Evans	7/22	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	32/75	43%	0/0	0:03	—
	Rashad Evans	16/39	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rashad Evans	26/42	62%	1/1	2:11	—

WIN

vs. Quinton Jackson

UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin • Jul 2008Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Forrest Griffin77/27628%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:47

Quinton Jackson50/13836%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	23/63	37%	0/0	0:06	—
	Quinton Jackson	16/33	48%	0/0	0:54	1

R2	Forrest Griffin	16/35	46%	0/0	4:41	—
	Quinton Jackson	0/0	—	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	14/64	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Quinton Jackson	8/32	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Forrest Griffin	2/33	6%	0/1	0:00	—
	Quinton Jackson	14/33	42%	0/0	2:16	—

R5	Forrest Griffin	22/81	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Quinton Jackson	12/40	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mauricio Rua

UFC 76: Knockout • Sep 2007Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:45

Forrest Griffin66/13051%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:40

Mauricio Rua27/7536%TD 5/12Ctrl 4:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	19/46	41%	1/1	1:04	—
	Mauricio Rua	13/34	38%	3/6	2:10	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	27/53	51%	1/1	1:52	—
	Mauricio Rua	11/34	32%	1/4	1:01	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	20/31	65%	0/0	2:44	—
	Mauricio Rua	3/7	43%	1/2	1:38	—

WIN

vs. Hector Ramirez

UFC 72: Victory • Jun 2007Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Forrest Griffin113/24646%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

Hector Ramirez20/7427%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	37/70	53%	0/0	0:03	—
	Hector Ramirez	8/29	28%	1/1	0:24	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	30/83	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Hector Ramirez	6/23	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	46/93	49%	0/0	0:07	—
	Hector Ramirez	6/22	27%	1/2	0:12	—

LOSS

vs. Keith Jardine

UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 • Dec 2006Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:41

Forrest Griffin17/5630%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Keith Jardine36/6357%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	17/56	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Keith Jardine	36/63	57%	0/0	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Stephan Bonnar

UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral • Aug 2006Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Forrest Griffin83/20740%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

Stephan Bonnar41/15926%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	30/64	47%	0/0	0:02	—
	Stephan Bonnar	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	27/71	38%	0/0	0:01	—
	Stephan Bonnar	16/60	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	26/72	36%	0/0	0:13	—
	Stephan Bonnar	16/62	26%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tito Ortiz

UFC 59: Reality Check • Apr 2006Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Forrest Griffin58/17034%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Tito Ortiz61/12549%TD 3/12Ctrl 5:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	2/18	11%	0/0	0:07	—
	Tito Ortiz	30/48	62%	2/2	3:54	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	29/79	37%	0/0	0:01	—
	Tito Ortiz	17/40	42%	0/5	0:00	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	27/73	37%	0/0	0:05	—
	Tito Ortiz	14/37	38%	1/5	1:08	—

WIN

vs. Elvis Sinosic

UFC 55: Fury • Oct 2005Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:30

Forrest Griffin30/8237%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

Elvis Sinosic18/4738%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	30/82	37%	0/0	0:06	1
	Elvis Sinosic	18/47	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bill Mahood

UFC 53: Heavy Hitters • Jun 2005Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:18

Forrest Griffin3/475%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:04

Bill Mahood1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	3/4	75%	1/1	2:04	—
	Bill Mahood	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Stephan Bonnar

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale • Apr 2005Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Forrest Griffin88/18448%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:31

Stephan Bonnar57/15038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	33/67	49%	1/2	0:48	—
	Stephan Bonnar	17/46	37%	0/0	0:18	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	23/47	49%	1/6	1:31	—
	Stephan Bonnar	25/52	48%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Forrest Griffin	32/70	46%	0/1	0:12	—
	Stephan Bonnar	15/52	29%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Other (3 fights)

WIN

vs. Edson Silva

Heat FC 2 • Dec 2003

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:07

Forrest Griffin6/1250%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Edson Silva3/2114%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	6/12	50%	1/1	0:00	1
	Edson Silva	3/21	14%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jeremy Horn

IFC - Global Domination • Sep 2003

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 3:40

Forrest Griffin9/2832%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

Jeremy Horn19/2770%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	6/17	35%	1/2	0:00	—
	Jeremy Horn	11/16	69%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Forrest Griffin	3/11	27%	1/1	0:00	—
	Jeremy Horn	8/11	73%	1/1	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Chael Sonnen

IFC - Global Domination • Sep 2003

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 2:25

Forrest Griffin2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Chael Sonnen5/1050%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Forrest Griffin	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chael Sonnen	5/10	50%	1/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com