Max Griffin

“Pain”

OctagonStats Rating 1487

8-11-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach76" (193 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornNov 29, 1985

Age40

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.70

Str. Acc47%

SApM3.69

Str. Def58%

TD Avg1.44

TD Acc41%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.2

Recent form

L L L W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

19 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

3 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 5 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 9 decision losses

Finish rate38%

Times finished18%

StreakL3

Best streak3

Avg fight13:08

Octagon time4h 9m

Opp win%72%

ActiveAug. 20, 2016 – Apr. 25, 2026 (11y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Max Griffin "Pain" is a 20-13-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Max debuted Aug. 20, 2016 vs Colby Covington (loss). Longest win streak: 3. On a 3-fight losing skid. 11 years active (Aug. 20, 2016–Apr. 25, 2026).

Best wins: Carlos Condit (U-DEC R3, Jul. 10, 2021); Tim Means (S-DEC R3, Oct. 29, 2022); Song Kenan (KO/TKO Punch R1, Mar. 20, 2021).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Apr. 25, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal	L Victor Valenzuela	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	40 53	4 1	0 0
Jul. 12, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira	L Chris Curtis	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	59 64	0 0	0 0
Dec. 07, 2024	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura	L Michael Chiesa	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	1:56	0 0	10 13	0 2	0 1
Feb. 10, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer	W Jeremiah Wells	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	26 32	1 1	0 0
Jul. 01, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov	L Michael Morales	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	36 72	0 1	0 0
Oct. 29, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen	W Tim Means	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	42 47	3 3	0 0
Mar. 26, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus	L Neil Magny	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	67 54	0 1	0 0
Jul. 10, 2021	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3	W Carlos Condit	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	93 63	1 0	0 0
Mar. 20, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland	W Song Kenan	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:20	1 0	17 14	0 0	0 0
Nov. 07, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira	W Ramiz Brahimaj	KO/TKO Elbow	3	2:03	0 0	74 45	0 0	0 0
Mar. 07, 2020	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero	L Alex Oliveira	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	23 40	2 1	0 0
Oct. 12, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson	L Alex Morono	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	75 81	4 0	0 0
Apr. 13, 2019	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2	W Zelim Imadaev	M-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	47 64	6 0	3 0
Feb. 02, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2	L Thiago Alves	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	112 83	2 0	0 0
Jul. 07, 2018	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier	L Curtis Millender	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	44 38	1 1	0 0
Feb. 24, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens	W Mike Perry	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	78 45	0 1	0 0
Oct. 28, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	L Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	U-DEC	3	5:00	2 0	51 84	0 0	0 0
Nov. 05, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson	W Erick Montano	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:54	0 0	15 3	0 0	0 0
Aug. 20, 2016	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2	L Colby Covington	KO/TKO Punches	3	2:18	0 0	13 26	0 6	1 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.