Tyson Griffin

LightweightComplete Fighter
8 - 6

14 UFC Fights | 57% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (25%)

Height
5' 6"
Reach
68"
Weight
145 lbs.
Age
42
Orthodox

Tyson Griffin UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Tyson Griffin is 8-6 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 1 by submission and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 17-8, 9-2 of it outside the UFC. Griffin competes at lightweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'6" with a 68" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a win over Jordan Bailey by unanimous decision in Aug 2018.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 77th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (2.4/min).

Tyson Griffin's UFC win rate is 57% (8 of 14 fights), and 25% of those wins came by finish. Griffin averages 1.4 takedowns per fight at 46% accuracy and stops 60% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
17-8
UFC Record
8-6
Height
5'6"
Reach
68"
Age
42
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Jordan Bailey · Decision (Unanimous) · Aug 2018

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Tyson Griffin's Last 5 Fights

Griffin is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Bart Palaszewski · KO/TKO · R1 2:45 · UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · Oct 2011
  2. Win vs Manvel Gamburyan · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry · Jun 2011
  3. Loss vs Nik Lentz · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · Nov 2010
  4. Loss vs Takanori Gomi · KO/TKO · R1 1:04 · UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko · Aug 2010
  5. Loss vs Evan Dunham · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · Jun 2010

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.7
+1.6x ratio
Accuracy
42%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.14

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.4
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+1.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
35%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.4
Takedown Accuracy
46%
Takedown Defense
60%
Control Time / Fight
2:31
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.7

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
7% Sub
R2
7% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Tyson Griffin vs Average

Tyson Griffin lands 15.6 strikes in R1 but 19.1 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Tyson Griffin's UFC Fight History

14 UFC fights on record (8-6), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LBart PalaszewskiKO/TKOR1 · 2:45UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz2011-10-29
WManvel GamburyanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry2011-06-26
LNik LentzDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20
LTakanori GomiKO/TKOR1 · 1:04UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko2010-08-01
LEvan DunhamDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin2010-06-12
WHermes FrancaKO/TKOR2 · 3:26UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort2009-09-19
WRafael Dos AnjosDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann2009-04-01
LSean SherkDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 90: Silva vs Cote2008-10-25
WMarcus AurelioDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin2008-07-05
WGleison TibauDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 81: Breaking Point2008-02-02
WThiago TavaresDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 76: Knockout2007-09-22
WClay GuidaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 72: Victory2007-06-16
LFrankie EdgarDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 67: All or Nothing2007-02-03
WDavid LeeSubmissionR1 · 1:50UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn2006-09-23

How Griffin Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.7 sig. strikes/min
66th percentile
Striking accuracy42%
43rd percentile
Strikes absorbed2.4/min
77th percentile
Takedowns1.4/fight
69th percentile
Takedown defense60%
44th percentile
Knockdown power0.14/fight
45th percentile

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