Featherweight

Tyson Griffin

Last fought: Oct 2011

RECORD

Pro

16-8-0

UFC

8-6-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:43
Fight Completion Rate	78.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.34
% Fights Inside the Distance	28.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	28-15 (65.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	16-11 (59.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	12-4 (75.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	55.2%
% Time in Control	21.5%
% Time Controlled	23.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	47.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.02
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.84
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.19
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.1%
Distance Strike Defense	72.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.53
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.69
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.43
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.64
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.25
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.06

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 Featherweight field

Tyson 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	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	59.5%
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

Last 5 Averages

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

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Bart Palaszewski

UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz • Oct 2011Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:45

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

UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry • Jun 2011Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida • Nov 2010Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko • Aug 2010Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:04

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

UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin • Jun 2010Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort • Sep 2009Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:26

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

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann • Apr 2009Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 90: Silva vs Cote • Oct 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin • Jul 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 81: Breaking Point • Feb 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 76: Knockout • Sep 2007Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 72: Victory • Jun 2007Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 67: All or Nothing • Feb 2007Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

Frankie Edgar55/10055%TD 8/15Ctrl 4:59

▼ 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

UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn • Sep 2006Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:50

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

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

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	0/1	0%	1/1	1:36	—
	David Lee	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Duane Ludwig

Strikeforce - Revenge • Jun 2006

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 3:57

Tyson Griffin12/3336%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Duane Ludwig0/70%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyson Griffin	12/33	36%	1/1	0:00	—
	Duane Ludwig	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—

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