Lightweight · Men

Tyson Griffin

United States American Kickboxing Academy debut 2004
Elo 1,473 peak 1,790 · 19 Sep 2009 317 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4484365
17-8pro record
1W current streak
1,690best win, Elo
1,500average opponent
-- born 20 Apr 1984
66.0" / 68.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,098 Sub1,278 Dec1,188

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Thiago Tavares Decision R3 · 22 Sep 2007 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,690
  2. Hermes França KO/TKO R2 · 19 Sep 2009 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,690
  3. Marcus Aurelio Decision R3 · 5 Jul 2008 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,674
  4. Manny Gamburyan Decision R3 · 26 Jun 2011 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,674
  5. Gleison Tibau Decision R3 · 2 Feb 2008 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,668

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. Luiz Firmino Decision R3 · 21 Jun 2014 · World Series of Fighting 1,726
  2. Gesias Cavalcante KO/TKO R3 · 10 Aug 2013 · World Series of Fighting 1,547
  3. Bart Palaszewski KO/TKO R1 · 29 Oct 2011 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,614
  4. Nik Lentz Decision R3 · 20 Nov 2010 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,689
  5. Takanori Gomi KO/TKO R1 · 1 Aug 2010 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,704

Fight history

25 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
25 4 Aug 201834.3 yrs W17-8 Jordan Bailey 6-3 · 25.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,441→1,473 +32 1,327 – URCC 34: Destiny URCC MMA
24 21 Jun 201430.2 yrs L16-8 Luiz Firmino 17-6 · 32.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.22* 1,526→1,523 -3 1,726 +125→+125 WSOF 10: Branch vs. Taylor World Series of Fighting
23 10 Aug 201329.3 yrs L16-7 Gesias Cavalcante 17-7-1 (2) · 30.1 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R311:37 0.00 1,636→1,526 -110 1,547 -280→-280 WSOF 4: Spong vs. DeAnda World Series of Fighting
22 2 Nov 201228.5 yrs W16-6 Efrain Escudero 21-5 · 26.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,600→1,636 +36 1,505 -281→-281 RFA 4: Griffin vs. Escudero Resurrection Fighting Alliance
21 29 Oct 201127.5 yrs L15-6 Bart Palaszewski 36-14 · 28.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R12:45 0.00 1,711→1,600 -111 1,614 – UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 26 Jun 201127.2 yrs W15-5 Manny Gamburyan 14-5 · 30.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.69* 1,679→1,711 +32 1,674 – UFC Live 4: Kongo vs. Barry Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 20 Nov 201026.6 yrs L14-5 Nik Lentz 19-3-2 · 26.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.72* 1,624→1,679 +55 1,689 – UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 1 Aug 201026.3 yrs L14-4 Takanori Gomi 31-6 (1) · 31.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R11:04 0.00 1,715→1,624 -90 1,704 – UFC Live 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 12 Jun 201026.1 yrs L14-3 Evan Dunham 10-0 · 28.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.10* 1,790→1,715 -76 1,764 – UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 19 Sep 200925.4 yrs W14-2 Hermes França 19-7 · 35.1 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R28:26 1.00 1,707→1,790 +83 1,690 – UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 1 Apr 200924.9 yrs W13-2 Rafael dos Anjos 11-3 · 24.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.73* 1,726→1,707 -19 1,442 – UFC Fight Night 18: Condit vs. Kampmann Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 25 Oct 200824.5 yrs L12-2 Sean Sherk 33-3-1 · 35.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.26* 1,776→1,726 -50 1,748 – UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 5 Jul 200824.2 yrs W12-1 Marcus Aurelio 16-5 · 34.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,694→1,776 +82 1,674 – UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 2 Feb 200823.8 yrs W11-1 Gleison Tibau 19-3 · 24.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.96* 1,595→1,694 +98 1,668 – UFC 81: Breaking Point Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 22 Sep 200723.4 yrs W10-1 Thiago Tavares 12-0 · 22.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.68* 1,524→1,595 +71 1,690 – UFC 76: Knockout Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 16 Jun 200723.2 yrs W9-1 Clay Guida 21-7 · 25.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.41* 1,544→1,524 -20 1,526 – UFC 72: Victory Ultimate Fighting Championship
9 3 Feb 200722.8 yrs L8-1 Frankie Edgar 6-0 · 25.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.32* 1,623→1,544 -78 1,416 – UFC 67: All or Nothing Ultimate Fighting Championship
8 23 Sep 200622.4 yrs W8-0 David Lee 5-1 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:50 1.00 1,577→1,623 +45 1,395 – UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
7 9 Jun 200622.1 yrs W7-0 Duane Ludwig 13-4 · 27.8 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R13:57 1.00 1,489→1,577 +88 1,492 – Strikeforce: Revenge Strikeforce
6 8 Apr 200622.0 yrs W6-0 Charles Kim 5-4 – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:34 1.00 1,436→1,489 +53 1,293 – GC 49: Face Off Gladiator Challenge
5 27 Jan 200621.8 yrs W5-0 Melchor Manibusan 1-0 · 29.1 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R14:05 1.00 1,414→1,436 +22 1,077 – FFCF 5: Unleashed Guam Regional
4 11 Dec 200521.6 yrs W4-0 Jorge Evangelista 4-1-1 – KO/TKOPunches R13:14 1.00 1,352→1,414 +61 1,246 – GC 46: Avalanche Gladiator Challenge
3 10 Sep 200521.4 yrs W3-0 Urijah Faber 8-0 · 26.3 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 1,206→1,352 +146 1,490 – GC 42: Summer Slam Gladiator Challenge
2 9 Apr 200521.0 yrs W2-0 Cody Williams debut – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:05 1.00 1,142→1,206 +64 1,045 – GC 36: Proving Grounds Gladiator Challenge
1 18 Nov 200420.6 yrs W1-0 Ryan Frost debut – KO/TKOPunches R11:16 1.00 1,055→1,142 +88 1,055 – GC 32: King of the Hill Gladiator Challenge