Welterweight

Max Griffin

Last fought: Apr 2026

RECORD

Pro

20-13-0

UFC

8-11-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:07
Fight Completion Rate	87.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.63
% Fights Inside the Distance	26.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	108-62 (63.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	36-24 (60.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	72-38 (65.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	70.3%
% Time in Control	15.3%
% Time Controlled	14.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	51.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.48
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.41
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.07
Distance Strike Accuracy	45.4%
Distance Strike Defense	60.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.08
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.13
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.65
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.68
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.57
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.73

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 Welterweight field

Max 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	Max Griffin
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Strike Differential	0.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.4%
Takedown Defense	69.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	2:18
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	37.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	62.5%
Avg Fight Time	13:07
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	64.3%
Control Time/Fight	1:27

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Victor Psicosis Valenzuela

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin40/8945%TD 4/9Ctrl 1:03

Victor Psicosis Valenzuela53/11745%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	10/24	42%	1/1	0:21	—
	Victor Psicosis Valenzuela	12/29	41%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Max Griffin	10/27	37%	2/4	0:19	—
	Victor Psicosis Valenzuela	12/28	43%	1/1	0:32	—

R3	Max Griffin	20/38	53%	1/4	0:23	—
	Victor Psicosis Valenzuela	29/60	48%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Curtis

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira • Jul 2025Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin59/17833%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:03

Chris Curtis64/15541%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	21/48	44%	0/0	0:34	—
	Chris Curtis	8/32	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Griffin	17/58	29%	0/0	0:29	—
	Chris Curtis	21/52	40%	0/0	0:14	—

R3	Max Griffin	21/72	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Curtis	35/71	49%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Chiesa

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:56

Max Griffin10/3429%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:19

Michael Chiesa13/3933%TD 2/8Ctrl 3:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	3/15	20%	0/1	0:00	—
	Michael Chiesa	6/17	35%	1/4	1:35	—

R2	Max Griffin	5/11	45%	0/0	1:19	—
	Michael Chiesa	5/16	31%	0/3	1:20	—

R3	Max Griffin	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Chiesa	2/6	33%	1/1	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Jeremiah Wells

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer • Feb 2024Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin26/5349%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:40

Jeremiah Wells32/8637%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	6/18	33%	1/1	0:10	—
	Jeremiah Wells	7/26	27%	1/2	0:44	—

R2	Max Griffin	10/16	62%	0/0	0:14	—
	Jeremiah Wells	17/36	47%	0/0	0:56	—

R3	Max Griffin	10/19	53%	0/1	1:16	—
	Jeremiah Wells	8/24	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Morales

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov • Jul 2023Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin36/10235%TD 0/8Ctrl 2:10

Michael Morales72/16444%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	11/26	42%	0/2	1:14	—
	Michael Morales	15/40	38%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Max Griffin	15/38	39%	0/2	0:05	—
	Michael Morales	31/70	44%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Max Griffin	10/38	26%	0/4	0:51	—
	Michael Morales	26/54	48%	1/1	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen • Oct 2022Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin42/7854%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:13KD 1

Tim Means47/11541%TD 3/5Ctrl 1:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	25/42	60%	0/2	0:54	1
	Tim Means	17/49	35%	0/0	0:26	—

R2	Max Griffin	13/29	45%	1/2	0:35	—
	Tim Means	20/53	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Max Griffin	4/7	57%	2/2	3:44	—
	Tim Means	10/13	77%	3/5	1:01	—

LOSS

vs. Neil Magny

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus • Mar 2022Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin67/12354%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:39KD 1

Neil Magny54/14438%TD 1/9Ctrl 4:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	30/48	62%	0/0	0:13	1
	Neil Magny	16/53	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Griffin	30/59	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Neil Magny	26/71	37%	0/4	0:32	—

R3	Max Griffin	7/16	44%	0/2	0:26	—
	Neil Magny	12/20	60%	1/5	4:01	—

WIN

vs. Carlos Condit

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin93/17154%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:11KD 1

Carlos Condit63/17636%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	34/61	56%	0/0	0:14	1
	Carlos Condit	13/42	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Griffin	29/48	60%	0/0	0:02	—
	Carlos Condit	28/68	41%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Max Griffin	30/62	48%	1/1	0:55	—
	Carlos Condit	22/66	33%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Song Kenan

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland • Mar 2021Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:20

Max Griffin17/2861%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28KD 1

Song Kenan14/2458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	17/28	61%	0/1	0:28	1
	Song Kenan	14/24	58%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ramiz Brahimaj

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira • Nov 2020Welterweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 3, 2:03

Max Griffin74/16744%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:32

Ramiz Brahimaj45/12337%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	11/44	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ramiz Brahimaj	6/30	20%	0/0	0:13	—

R2	Max Griffin	44/86	51%	0/0	0:02	—
	Ramiz Brahimaj	25/66	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Max Griffin	19/37	51%	0/0	0:30	—
	Ramiz Brahimaj	14/27	52%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Oliveira

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero • Mar 2020Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin23/5046%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:35

Alex Oliveira40/7752%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	7/16	44%	2/2	2:38	—
	Alex Oliveira	9/24	38%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Max Griffin	12/28	43%	0/1	0:06	—
	Alex Oliveira	23/41	56%	0/3	1:34	—

R3	Max Griffin	4/6	67%	0/0	2:51	—
	Alex Oliveira	8/12	67%	1/2	1:45	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Morono

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson • Oct 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin75/16645%TD 4/5Ctrl 2:35

Alex Morono81/25532%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	24/63	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Morono	31/104	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Griffin	30/67	45%	0/0	0:03	—
	Alex Morono	40/110	36%	0/1	0:17	1

R3	Max Griffin	21/36	58%	4/5	2:32	—
	Alex Morono	10/41	24%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Zelim Imadaev

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 • Apr 2019Welterweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin47/9251%TD 6/11Ctrl 4:59

Zelim Imadaev64/15043%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	12/17	71%	3/4	2:33	—
	Zelim Imadaev	12/26	46%	0/0	1:14	—

R2	Max Griffin	14/33	42%	2/6	1:27	—
	Zelim Imadaev	25/58	43%	0/0	1:07	—

R3	Max Griffin	21/42	50%	1/1	0:59	—
	Zelim Imadaev	27/66	41%	0/1	1:05	—

LOSS

vs. Thiago Alves

UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 • Feb 2019Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin112/15473%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:40KD 1

Thiago Alves83/13561%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	57/92	62%	0/1	0:22	1
	Thiago Alves	29/53	55%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Max Griffin	44/49	90%	0/1	0:36	—
	Thiago Alves	45/65	69%	0/0	0:16	—

R3	Max Griffin	11/13	85%	2/2	2:42	—
	Thiago Alves	9/17	53%	0/0	0:57	—

LOSS

vs. Curtis Millender

UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier • Jul 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin44/9944%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:17

Curtis Millender38/9440%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	14/31	45%	1/1	3:00	—
	Curtis Millender	9/15	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Griffin	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Curtis Millender	10/33	30%	1/1	0:19	—

R3	Max Griffin	15/36	42%	0/1	1:17	—
	Curtis Millender	19/46	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Perry

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens • Feb 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin78/16846%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:24KD 1

Mike Perry45/11041%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	27/61	44%	0/1	0:07	—
	Mike Perry	14/40	35%	1/2	0:46	—

R2	Max Griffin	37/72	51%	0/0	0:13	1
	Mike Perry	16/36	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Max Griffin	14/35	40%	0/0	0:04	—
	Mike Perry	15/34	44%	0/2	0:34	—

LOSS

vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Griffin51/13338%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:09KD 2

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos84/17648%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	19/53	36%	0/1	0:39	1
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	41/84	49%	0/1	0:33	—

R2	Max Griffin	20/43	47%	0/0	0:28	1
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	15/37	41%	0/3	0:31	—

R3	Max Griffin	12/37	32%	0/0	0:02	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	28/55	51%	0/1	1:29	—

WIN

vs. Erick Montano

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson • Nov 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:54

Max Griffin15/3050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Erick Montano3/743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	15/30	50%	0/0	0:13	—
	Erick Montano	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Colby Covington

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 • Aug 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:18

Max Griffin13/3537%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Colby Covington26/4657%TD 6/9Ctrl 10:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Griffin	8/18	44%	0/0	0:07	—
	Colby Covington	12/20	60%	2/3	4:01	—

R2	Max Griffin	3/12	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	10/20	50%	3/4	4:20	—

R3	Max Griffin	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	4/6	67%	1/2	1:47	—

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