Official MMA record
Forrest Griffin
Professional record
19-7-0
- Division
- Light-heavyweight
- Team
- Xtreme Couture
- Age
- 48
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- Las Vegas, NV
- Born
- Columbus, OH
Profile summary
Forrest Griffin is best known for being the first winner of the reality show, The Ultimate Fighter, which is touted as bringing MMA into the mainstream. Griffin also appeared as one of the coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest, which aired on Spike TV. After the show, Griffin beat Quinton "Rampage" Jackson by unanimous decision, becoming the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. On December 27, 2008, Griffin lost his title to Rashad Evans by TKO.
Career file
Professional career statistics
19-7-0
Total fights
26
Rounds fought
48.1
Current streak
1 W
Finish rate
52.6%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
10y 8m 10d
Fights per year
2.4
Longest layoff
1y 3m 22d
Quickest turnaround
28d
Quick hits
Fastest win
01:04
Fastest KO
01:04
Fastest submission
01:45
Finished rate
71.4%
Avg. fight length · wins
09:50
Avg. fight length · losses
07:36
Avg. rounds · wins
2
Avg. rounds · losses
1.5
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2012 | W | Tito Ortiz | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 148 Silva vs. SonnenVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Aug 27, 2011 | L | Mauricio Shogun Rua | Light-heavyweight | KO UFC 134 Silva vs. OkamiVerified | R1/01:53 |
| Feb 5, 2011 | W | Rich Franklin | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 126: Belfort vs. SilvaVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Nov 21, 2009 | W | Tito Ortiz | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Aug 8, 2009 | L | Anderson Silva | Light-heavyweight | KO · Strike UFC 101 DeclarationVerified | R1/03:23 |
| Dec 27, 2008 | L | Rashad Evans | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008VerifiedTitle bout | R3/02:46 |
| Jul 5, 2008 | W | Quinton Jackson | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 86: Jackson vs. GriffinVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Sep 22, 2007 | W | Mauricio Shogun Rua | Light-heavyweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 76: Knock-Out | R3/04:45 |
| Jun 16, 2007 | W | Hector Ramirez | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 72: VictoryVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Dec 30, 2006 | L | Keith Jardine | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2Verified | R1/04:41 |
| Aug 26, 2006 | W | Stephan Bonnar | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 62: Liddell vs. SobralVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 15, 2006 | L | Tito Ortiz | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 59: Reality CheckVerified | R5/05:00 |
| Oct 7, 2005 | W | Elvis Sinosic | — | TKO/RSC UFC 55: Fury | R1/03:22 |
| Jun 4, 2005 | W | Bill Mahood | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 53: Heavy HittersVerified | R1/02:18 |
| Apr 9, 2005 | W | Stephan Bonnar | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC: The Ultimate Fighter FinaleVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Nov 3, 2004 | W | Sam Hoger | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 1VerifiedExhibition | R2/01:08 |
| Oct 25, 2004 | W | Alex Schoenauer | Light-heavyweight | Submission · Strikes UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 1VerifiedExhibition | R1/01:22 |
| Dec 18, 2003 | W | Edson Ramos | — | KO · Strike Heat FC 2 - Evolution | R1/01:04 |
| Sep 6, 2003 | L | Jeremy Horn | — | TKO/RSC International Fighting Championship: Global DominationVerified | R2/03:30 |
| Sep 6, 2003 | W | Chael Sonnen | Light-heavyweight | Submission · Triangle Choke International Fighting Championship: Global DominationVerified | R1/02:25 |
| Jul 31, 2003 | W | Ebenezer Braga | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Heat Fighting Championships 1 | R1/05:00 |
| Dec 15, 2002 | W | Steve Sayegh | — | Submission · Strikes King of the Cage 20: Crossroads | R1/01:45 |
| Oct 26, 2002 | W | Travis Fulton | — | TKO/RSC · Doctor Stoppage from a Cut Cagefighter Championships 1 | R1/05:00 |
| Jun 29, 2002 | W | Jeff Monson | — | Decision World Extreme Fighting Championships 1: Bring It On | R4/04:00 |
| Apr 12, 2002 | W | Kent Hensley | — | Submission · Triangle Choke International Sport Combat Federation: Battle at the Brewery 2002 | R1/02:26 |
| Jan 26, 2002 | W | Jason Braswell | — | Decision · Split Decision Reality Superfighting: Animal Instinct | R3/00:00 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | W | Weihahn Leshe | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Pride and Honor | R1/05:00 |
| Oct 27, 2001 | L | Daniel Severn | — | Decision Reality Superfighting: New Blood Conflict II | R3/00:00 |
Career file
Amateur career statistics
6-0-0
Total fights
6
Rounds fought
0
Current streak
6 W
Finish rate
83.3%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
5m 16d
Fights per year
14.4
Longest layoff
3m 7d
Quickest turnaround
2m 9d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:00
Fastest KO
00:00
Fastest submission
00:00
Finished rate
0%
Avg. fight length · wins
00:00
Avg. fight length · losses
00:00
Avg. rounds · wins
0
Avg. rounds · losses
0
Official record
Amateur fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2001 | W | Kevin Brooks | — | Disqualification · Injured Falling Through Ropes Gauntlet Trials 3 | —/03:00 |
| Aug 26, 2001 | W | Kevin Jordan | — | Submission · Arm Bar Gauntlet Trials 3 | —/03:00 |
| May 19, 2001 | W | Jimmy Jennings | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Submission Fighting Open 7 | —/00:00 |
| May 19, 2001 | W | Keith Blizzard | — | Submission · Arm Bar Submission Fighting Open 7 | —/00:00 |
| Mar 10, 2001 | W | Sean Gray | — | Submission · Arm Bar Submission Fighting Open 6 | —/00:00 |
| Mar 10, 2001 | W | Keith Blizzard | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Submission Fighting Open 6 | —/00:00 |