Fighter profile

Max Griffin

“Pain”

Welterweight · UFC record 8-11 · 19 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 25 Apr 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)75

Power79

Striking defense77

Takedown defense81

WrestlingProvisional measure79

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (19 detailed fights; as of Sat 25 Apr 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED88.2

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED66.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 193 cm (6'4")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 40

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

19 detailed UFC fights · 53 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 25 Apr 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed17.4significant, per round

Strikes absorbed17.4per round

Striking differential+0.0per round

Takedown attempts1.09per round

Takedown defense69.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate37.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 17.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 17.4
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.0
Striking accuracy: 47.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 58.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.15
Target: head / body / leg: 66.7% / 19.4% / 13.9%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 85.2% / 9.1% / 5.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.09
Takedowns landed per round: 0.45
Takedown accuracy: 41.4%
Takedown defense: 69.5%
Control time per round: 0:43
Submission attempts per round: 0.08
Reversals per round: 0.06

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-11-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 37.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 9
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 8 / 1
Average fight time: 13:01 (over 15 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Max Griffin — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 25 Apr 2026	Victor Valenzuela	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Sat 12 Jul 2025	Chris Curtis	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Sat 7 Dec 2024	Michael Chiesa	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 1:56	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Sat 10 Feb 2024	Jeremiah Wells	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
Sat 1 Jul 2023	Michael Morales	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov

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Max Griffin — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 29 Oct 2022	Tim Means	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
Sat 26 Mar 2022	Neil Magny	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
Sat 10 Jul 2021	Carlos Condit	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Sat 20 Mar 2021	Song Kenan	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:20	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Sat 7 Nov 2020	Ramiz Brahimaj	W	KO/TKO Elbow	R3 2:03	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
Sat 7 Mar 2020	Alex Oliveira	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Sat 12 Oct 2019	Alex Morono	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Sat 13 Apr 2019	Zelim Imadaev	W	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Sat 2 Feb 2019	Thiago Alves	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2
Sat 7 Jul 2018	Curtis Millender	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Sat 24 Feb 2018	Mike Perry	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
Sat 28 Oct 2017	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Sat 5 Nov 2016	Erick Montano	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:54	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
Sat 20 Aug 2016	Colby Covington	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:18	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

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