Max Griffin
“Pain”
Professional record
Last 5: LLLWL
Profile
- Age
- 40 (born November 29, 1985)
- Born in
- Santa Barbara
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 170 lbs.
- Reach
- 76"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 8-11
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC8
- KO/TKO 3
- Decision 5
Losses in the UFC11
- KO/TKO 1
- Submission 1
- Decision 9
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.7 top 38%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.69
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.44 top 39%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.2
Next fight
About Max Griffin
Max Griffin "Pain", born in Santa Barbara, United States on November 29, 1985, is a welterweight mixed martial artist. At 5' 11", Griffin has a 76" reach, long for that height.
Griffin turned professional in 2009, debuting with Gladiator Challenge. Griffin arrived in the UFC with a 12-2 record. Griffin first fought in the UFC at UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 in August 2016 and lost to Colby Covington by KO/TKO. Across 19 fights in the UFC, Griffin is 8-11.
Griffin usually wins on the scorecards: 5 of 8 UFC wins went to a decision. A notable win came against Carlos Condit, a UFC title-fight winner.
The quickest UFC win of Griffin's career took 0:54, against Erick Montano at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson. 2 of Griffin's 3 UFC finishes came in the first round. Before and outside the UFC, Griffin fought in West Coast FC (6-1) and Gladiator Challenge (3-0).
Most recently, Griffin lost to Victor Valenzuela by decision at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal in April 2026.
UFC fight history
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L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Apr 25, 2026
40Str 4TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Jul 12, 2025
59Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 1:56
Dec 7, 2024
10Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
Feb 10, 2024
26Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Jul 1, 2023
36Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
Oct 29, 2022
42Str 3TD 1KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
Mar 26, 2022
67Str 0TD 1KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Jul 10, 2021
93Str 1TD 1KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 2:20
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Mar 20, 2021
17Str 0TD 1KD -
W
KO/TKO · Elbow to Head In ClinchEar Injury · R3 2:03
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
Nov 7, 2020
74Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
Mar 7, 2020
23Str 2TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Oct 12, 2019
75Str 4TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Majority · R3 5:00
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Apr 13, 2019
47Str 6TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2
Feb 2, 2019
112Str 2TD 1KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Jul 7, 2018
44Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
Feb 24, 2018
78Str 0TD 1KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Oct 28, 2017
51Str 0TD 2KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 0:54
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
Nov 5, 2016
15Str 0TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R3 2:18
Aug 20, 2016
13Str 0TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Max Griffin is 20-13 across 33 professional fights in 5 promotions, since a pro debut on October 10, 2009 (Gladiator Challenge). 14 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins20
- KO/TKO 9
- Submission 2
- Decision 9
Pro losses13
- KO/TKO 1
- Submission 1
- Decision 11
- Finish rate
- 55% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 6
- Current streak
- 3 losses
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 8-11 | 2016 |
| West Coast FC | 6-1 | 2012 |
| Gladiator Challenge | 3-0 | 2009 |
| Tachi Palace Fights | 2-1 | 2014 |
| The Warriors Cage | 1-0 | 2014 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L | Victor Valenzuela | Apr 25, 2026 |
| L | Chris Curtis | Jul 12, 2025 |
| L | Michael Chiesa | Dec 7, 2024 |
| W | Jeremiah Wells | Feb 10, 2024 |
| L | Michael Morales | Jul 1, 2023 |
| W | Tim Means | Oct 29, 2022 |
| L | Neil Magny | Mar 26, 2022 |
| W | Carlos Condit | Jul 10, 2021 |
| W | Song Kenan | Mar 20, 2021 |
| W | Ramiz Brahimaj | Nov 7, 2020 |
| L | Alex Oliveira | Mar 7, 2020 |
| L | Alex Morono | Oct 12, 2019 |
| W | Zelim Imadaev | Apr 13, 2019 |
| L | Thiago Alves | Feb 2, 2019 |
| L | Curtis Millender | Jul 7, 2018 |
| W | Mike Perry | Feb 24, 2018 |
| L | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Oct 28, 2017 |
| W | Erick Montaño | Nov 5, 2016 |
| L | Colby Covington | Aug 20, 2016 |
| W | David Mitchell | Jan 23, 2016 |
| W | Randall Wallace | Oct 10, 2015 |
| L | Chidi Njokuani | May 7, 2015 |
| W | Ricky Legere Jr. | Nov 6, 2014 |
| W | Randall Wallace | Jun 19, 2014 |
| W | Waachiim Spiritwolf | Jan 25, 2014 |
| W | Fernando Gonzalez | Nov 16, 2013 |
| W | Kito Andrew | May 3, 2013 |
| W | Richard Rigmaden | Jan 18, 2013 |
| L | Justin Baesman | Jun 9, 2012 |
| W | Jaime Jara | Jan 7, 2012 |
| W | Joshua Miranda | Nov 13, 2010 |
| W | Aaron Hamilton | Sep 18, 2010 |
| W | Kino Vuittonet | Oct 10, 2009 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Max Griffin's record?
Max Griffin's professional MMA record is 20 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Max Griffin?
Max Griffin is 40 years old, born on November 29, 1985.
How tall is Max Griffin and what is their reach?
Max Griffin stands 5' 11" with a 76" reach.
Who did Max Griffin fight last?
Max Griffin lost to Victor Valenzuela by Decision - Unanimous at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on Apr 25, 2026.