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Tyson Griffin

Inactive · age 42 · Orthodox · 5'6" 168 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 68" 173 cm
At a glance
  • KO of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2006
Elo rating
1496
Global Elo 1543 ±36
Rank
—
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UFC record
8-6-0
KO 1 · Sub 1 · Dec 6
Streak
-1
Δ90d -3 · Δ1y -3
Last fight
Oct 29, 2011
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 44m
Avg fight time
11:43
Bonuses
8
Fights per year
2.7
Ground control
35m
Since last fight
14y 8mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Sep 23, 2006 — W vs David Lee Δ+33Feb 3, 2007 — L vs Frankie Edgar Δ-31Jun 16, 2007 — W vs Clay Guida Δ+29Sep 22, 2007 — W vs Thiago Tavares Δ+31Feb 2, 2008 — W vs Gleison Tibau Δ+29Jul 5, 2008 — W vs Marcus Aurelio Δ+14Oct 25, 2008 — L vs Sean Sherk Δ-18Apr 1, 2009 — W vs Rafael Dos Anjos Δ+11Sep 19, 2009 — W vs Hermes Franca Δ+16Jun 12, 2010 — L vs Evan Dunham Δ-17Aug 1, 2010 — L vs Takanori Gomi Δ-24Nov 20, 2010 — L vs Nik Lentz Δ-15Jun 26, 2011 — W vs Manvel Gamburyan Δ+12Oct 29, 2011 — L vs Bart Palaszewski Δ-22 14251450147515001525155015751600 20072008200920102011 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":303.4,"elo":1483,"date":"2006-09-23","opp":"David Lee","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":141.4,"y":361,"elo":1452,"date":"2007-02-03","opp":"Frankie Edgar","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":2,"x":192.9,"y":308,"elo":1481,"date":"2007-06-16","opp":"Clay Guida","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":230.8,"y":250.9,"elo":1512,"date":"2007-09-22","opp":"Thiago Tavares","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":4,"x":282.2,"y":198.3,"elo":1541,"date":"2008-02-02","opp":"Gleison Tibau","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":5,"x":341.7,"y":173.6,"elo":1554,"date":"2008-07-05","opp":"Marcus Aurelio","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":385,"y":206.1,"elo":1537,"date":"2008-10-25","opp":"Sean Sherk","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":7,"x":446.1,"y":186.5,"elo":1547,"date":"2009-04-01","opp":"Rafael Dos Anjos","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":8,"x":512.3,"y":157.1,"elo":1563,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Hermes Franca","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":9,"x":615.1,"y":188.2,"elo":1546,"date":"2010-06-12","opp":"Evan Dunham","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":10,"x":634.4,"y":232.8,"elo":1522,"date":"2010-08-01","opp":"Takanori Gomi","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":11,"x":677.4,"y":261.2,"elo":1506,"date":"2010-11-20","opp":"Nik Lentz","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":12,"x":761.7,"y":239.4,"elo":1518,"date":"2011-06-26","opp":"Manvel Gamburyan","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":279.6,"elo":1496,"date":"2011-10-29","opp":"Bart Palaszewski","result":"L","delta":-22}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 29, 2011 Bart Palaszewski L -22
Jun 26, 2011 Manvel Gamburyan W +12
Nov 20, 2010 Nik Lentz L -15
Aug 1, 2010 Takanori Gomi L -24
Jun 12, 2010 Evan Dunham L -17

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
25%
2 / 8
Finish rate
KO
1
13% of wins
SUB
1
13% of wins
DEC
6
75% of wins
KO: 1 (13%) 1 Sub: 1 (13%) 1 Dec: 6 (75%) 6
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
1 50%
R2
1 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 612 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
52% Head
  • Head 52%
  • Body 22%
  • Leg 26%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
74% Distance
  • Distance 74%
  • Clinch 14%
  • Ground 12%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
33%
of losses by finish
2 of 6 · usually R1
2 KO/TKO 0 Sub 4 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1524
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Gleison Tibau
Elo 1563 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
7.8
+0.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1500

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Tyson Griffin on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.