Tyson Griffin

Statistic	Tyson Griffin
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.5%
Takedown Defense	62.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9
Control Time/15min	3:13
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	12.5%
Submission % of Wins	12.5%
Decision % of Wins	75.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:43
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.1

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Takedown Accuracy	44.4%
Takedown Defense	65.4%
Control Time/Fight	2:14

LOSS

vs. Bart Palaszewski

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:45 • UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz • Oct 2011

Tyson Griffin6/2129%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Bart Palaszewski17/6626%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bart Palaszewski	17/66	26%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Manvel Gamburyan

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry • Jun 2011

Tyson Griffin67/12554%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:48

Manvel Gamburyan32/7145%TD 2/12Ctrl 2:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	15/27	56%	0/1	1:48	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	14/18	78%	2/4	1:30	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	26/57	46%	0/0	0:02	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	13/38	34%	0/1	0:01	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	26/41	63%	0/2	1:58	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	5/15	33%	0/7	1:07	—

LOSS

vs. Nik Lentz

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida • Nov 2010

Tyson Griffin31/6052%TD 8/13Ctrl 7:08KD 1

Nik Lentz34/5958%TD 4/8Ctrl 3:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	7/15	47%	4/8	3:20	—
	Nik Lentz	13/14	93%	1/1	0:43	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	12/24	50%	3/4	2:05	—
	Nik Lentz	14/32	44%	1/3	0:18	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	12/21	57%	1/1	1:43	1
	Nik Lentz	7/13	54%	2/4	2:22	—

LOSS

vs. Takanori Gomi

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:04 • UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko • Aug 2010

Tyson Griffin3/1421%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Takanori Gomi5/1533%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Takanori Gomi	5/15	33%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Evan Dunham

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin • Jun 2010

Tyson Griffin26/7037%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:18

Evan Dunham28/7338%TD 3/6Ctrl 8:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	17/34	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Evan Dunham	14/33	42%	2/4	2:00	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	3/17	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Evan Dunham	6/18	33%	1/1	3:54	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	6/19	32%	0/2	0:18	—
	Evan Dunham	8/22	36%	0/1	2:59	—

WIN

vs. Hermes Franca

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:26 • UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort • Sep 2009

Tyson Griffin67/14945%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

Hermes Franca11/7115%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	27/68	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Hermes Franca	3/23	13%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	40/81	49%	0/0	0:17	1
	Hermes Franca	8/48	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann • Apr 2009

Tyson Griffin69/21332%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:51

Rafael Dos Anjos26/13419%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	20/56	36%	1/2	1:08	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	9/34	26%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	20/67	30%	0/1	1:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	9/46	20%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	29/90	32%	0/1	0:43	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	8/54	15%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sean Sherk

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 90: Silva vs Cote • Oct 2008

Tyson Griffin74/24031%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Sean Sherk92/25336%TD 3/7Ctrl 2:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	22/55	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sean Sherk	23/53	43%	2/5	2:12	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	26/92	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sean Sherk	33/88	38%	1/2	0:18	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	26/93	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Sherk	36/112	32%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marcus Aurelio

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin • Jul 2008

Tyson Griffin92/17553%TD 3/3Ctrl 6:17

Marcus Aurelio20/8025%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	27/55	49%	1/1	1:50	—
	Marcus Aurelio	4/30	13%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	25/47	53%	1/1	2:47	—
	Marcus Aurelio	10/21	48%	0/1	0:29	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	40/73	55%	1/1	1:40	—
	Marcus Aurelio	6/29	21%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gleison Tibau

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 81: Breaking Point • Feb 2008

Tyson Griffin60/11950%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:41

Gleison Tibau23/9325%TD 6/8Ctrl 3:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	32/50	64%	0/1	0:33	—
	Gleison Tibau	9/36	25%	2/3	1:26	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	16/48	33%	0/0	0:13	—
	Gleison Tibau	8/36	22%	2/2	0:40	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	12/21	57%	0/1	0:55	—
	Gleison Tibau	6/21	29%	2/3	1:23	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Tavares

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 76: Knockout • Sep 2007

Tyson Griffin29/6644%TD 2/6Ctrl 7:52

Thiago Tavares6/2129%TD 4/9Ctrl 3:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	12/39	31%	1/2	3:07	—
	Thiago Tavares	2/13	15%	0/2	0:08	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	3/7	43%	1/1	1:54	—
	Thiago Tavares	1/1	100%	1/1	2:47	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	14/20	70%	0/3	2:51	—
	Thiago Tavares	3/7	43%	3/6	1:00	—

WIN

vs. Clay Guida

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 72: Victory • Jun 2007

Tyson Griffin50/8757%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:49

Clay Guida36/6555%TD 4/14Ctrl 7:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	16/32	50%	0/0	1:01	—
	Clay Guida	8/19	42%	1/6	2:15	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	17/26	65%	2/2	0:43	—
	Clay Guida	5/10	50%	2/5	2:22	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	17/29	59%	0/0	0:05	—
	Clay Guida	23/36	64%	1/3	3:14	—

LOSS

vs. Frankie Edgar

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 67: All or Nothing • Feb 2007

Tyson Griffin38/11533%TD 3/6Ctrl 1:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	14/41	34%	1/3	0:21	—
	Frankie Edgar	19/35	54%	2/4	1:58	—

R2	Tyson Griffin	15/45	33%	2/3	1:12	—
	Frankie Edgar	12/27	44%	4/8	1:25	—

R3	Tyson Griffin	9/29	31%	0/0	0:05	—
	Frankie Edgar	24/38	63%	2/3	1:36	—

WIN

vs. David Lee

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:50 • UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn • Sep 2006

Tyson Griffin0/10%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:36

David Lee1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

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