Forrest Griffin

OctagonStats Rating 1613
12-6-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 3" (190 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach77" (196 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornMar 16, 1979
Age47
DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.38
Str. Acc36%
SApM2.81
Str. Def61%
TD Avg1.05
TD Acc48%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.7

Recent form

W L W W L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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18 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
2 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 7 decision wins
Losses by method
5 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 1 decision losses
Finish rate42%
Times finished83%
StreakW1
Best streak5
Avg fight10:18
Octagon time3h 5m
Opp win%61%
ActiveSep. 06, 2003 – Jul. 07, 2012 (10y)

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night5
Submission of the Night1
Total bonuses6
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Forrest Griffin is a 19-7-0 well-rounded fighter.

Forrest debuted Sep. 06, 2003 vs Jeremy Horn (loss). Longest win streak: 5. 10 years active (Sep. 06, 2003–Jul. 07, 2012).

Best wins: Quinton Jackson (U-DEC R5, Jul. 05, 2008); Rich Franklin (U-DEC R3, Feb. 05, 2011); Chael Sonnen (SUB Triangle Choke R1, Sep. 06, 2003).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Jul. 07, 2012UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2W Tito OrtizU-DEC35:000 085 490 30 0
Aug. 27, 2011UFC 134: Silva vs OkamiL Mauricio RuaKO/TKO Punches11:530 13 160 00 0
Feb. 05, 2011UFC 126: Silva vs BelfortW Rich FranklinU-DEC35:000 050 335 10 0
Nov. 21, 2009UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2W Tito OrtizS-DEC35:000 070 240 30 0
Aug. 08, 2009UFC 101: DeclarationL Anderson SilvaKO/TKO Punch13:230 33 130 00 0
Dec. 27, 2008UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008L Rashad EvansKO/TKO Punches32:460 050 490 10 0
Jul. 05, 2008UFC 86: Jackson vs GriffinW Quinton JacksonU-DEC55:000 177 500 03 0
Sep. 22, 2007UFC 76: KnockoutW Mauricio RuaSUB Rear Naked Choke34:450 066 272 53 0
Jun. 16, 2007UFC 72: VictoryW Hector RamirezU-DEC35:000 0113 200 20 0
Dec. 30, 2006UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2L Keith JardineKO/TKO Punches14:410 017 360 00 0
Aug. 26, 2006UFC 62: Liddell vs SobralW Stephan BonnarU-DEC35:000 083 410 00 0
Apr. 15, 2006UFC 59: Reality CheckL Tito OrtizS-DEC35:000 058 610 30 0
Oct. 07, 2005UFC 55: FuryW Elvis SinosicKO/TKO Punches13:301 030 180 00 0
Jun. 04, 2005UFC 53: Heavy HittersW Bill MahoodSUB Rear Naked Choke12:180 03 11 01 0
Apr. 09, 2005The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell FinaleW Stephan BonnarU-DEC35:000 088 572 01 0
Dec. 18, 2003Heat FC 2W Edson SilvaKO/TKO Punch11:071 06 31 00 0
Sep. 06, 2003IFC - Global DominationL Jeremy HornKO/TKO Kick23:400 19 192 20 0
Sep. 06, 2003IFC - Global DominationW Chael SonnenSUB Triangle Choke12:250 02 50 11 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.