Tyson Griffin

Featherweight · 16-8 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'6"
167.64 cm
Reach
5'8"
172.72 cm
Age
42
Elo Rating
1535.0

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 132 Featherweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 65% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 94% of Featherweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 2.30 significant strikes per minute — better than 86% of Featherweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.71
    Top 44%
  • Striking accuracy
    41%
    Bottom 34%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.30
    Top 14%
  • Striking defense
    65%
    Top 6%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.87
    Top 31%
  • Takedown accuracy
    46%
    Top 31%
  • Takedown defense
    59%
    Bottom 41%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.90
    Top 28%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1510, higher than 44% of Featherweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1535).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Dunham1:04Gomi15:00Lentz15:00Gamburyan2:45Palaszewski
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LBart Palaszewski
UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz
2011-10-29 · KO/TKO, R1 2:45
WManvel Gamburyan
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry
2011-06-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LNik Lentz
UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida
2010-11-20 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LTakanori Gomi
UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko
2010-08-01 · KO/TKO, R1 1:04
LEvan Dunham
UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin
2010-06-12 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WHermes Franca
UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
2009-09-19 · KO/TKO, R2 3:26
WRafael Dos Anjos
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann
2009-04-01 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LSean Sherk
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote
2008-10-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMarcus Aurelio
UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin
2008-07-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WGleison Tibau
UFC 81: Breaking Point
2008-02-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WThiago Tavares
UFC 76: Knockout
2007-09-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WClay Guida
UFC 72: Victory
2007-06-16 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LFrankie Edgar
UFC 67: All or Nothing
2007-02-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDavid Lee
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn
2006-09-23 · Submission, R1 1:50