Forrest Griffin

MMA · Retired

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4KO / TKO WINS

6SUBMISSION WINS

9DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Forrest Griffin
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	1 Jul 1979
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Lives in	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division	Light Heavyweight
Team	Xtreme Couture
Height	191 cm (6′3″)
Reach	196 cm (77″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	2001–2012
Status	Retired
Pro debut	27 Oct 2001
Last fight	Win vs Tito Ortiz, 7 Jul 2012

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Titles and honours

UFC light heavyweight champion (2008)
The Ultimate Fighter 1 light heavyweight tournament winner (2005)
UFC Hall of Fame (2013)

Background

Former sheriff's deputy who won The Ultimate Fighter 1 light heavyweight tournament in 2005 after a landmark fight with Stephan Bonnar. He won the UFC light heavyweight title in 2008 and announced his retirement in May 2013.

Fight history

26 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Tito Ortiz	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 148	7 Jul 2012	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Fight of the Night
Loss	Maurício Rua	KO (punches)	1	1:53	UFC 134	27 Aug 2011	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Rich Franklin	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 126	5 Feb 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Tito Ortiz	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 106	21 Nov 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Anderson Silva	KO (punch)	1	3:23	UFC 101	8 Aug 2009	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Fight of the Night
Loss	Rashad Evans	TKO (punches)	3	2:46	UFC 92	27 Dec 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Lost UFC light heavyweight title; Fight of the Night
Win	Quinton Jackson	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 86	5 Jul 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Won UFC light heavyweight title; Fight of the Night
Win	Maurício Rua	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:45	UFC 76	22 Sep 2007	Anaheim, California, USA	Submission of the Night
Win	Hector Ramirez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 72	16 Jun 2007	Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Loss	Keith Jardine	TKO (punches)	1	4:41	UFC 66	30 Dec 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Stephan Bonnar	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 62	26 Aug 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Tito Ortiz	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 59	15 Apr 2006	Anaheim, California, USA	Fight of the Night
Win	Elvis Sinosic	TKO (punches)	1	3:22	UFC 55	7 Oct 2005	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Win	Bill Mahood	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:18	UFC 53	4 Jun 2005	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Stephan Bonnar	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale	9 Apr 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Won The Ultimate Fighter 1 light heavyweight tournament
Win	Edson Paredao	KO (punch)	1	1:04	Heat FC 2: Evolution	18 Dec 2003	Natal, Brazil	Heavyweight bout
Win	Chael Sonnen	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:25	IFC: Global Domination	6 Sep 2003	Denver, Colorado, USA	Light heavyweight debut
Loss	Jeremy Horn	KO (head kick)	2	3:40	IFC: Global Domination	6 Sep 2003	Denver, Colorado, USA
Win	Ebenezer Fontes Braga	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1		Heat FC 1: Genesis	31 Jul 2003	Natal, Brazil
Win	Steve Sayegh	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:45	KOTC 20: Crossroads	15 Dec 2002	Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
Win	Travis Fulton	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00	CC 1: Halloween Heat	26 Oct 2002	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Win	Jeff Monson	Decision (unanimous)	4	4:00	WEFC 1: Bring It On	29 Jun 2002	Marietta, Georgia, USA
Win	Kent Hensley	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:26	Battle at the Brewery	12 Apr 2002	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Win	Jason Braswell	Decision (split)	3	4:00	RSF 7: Animal Instinct	26 Jan 2002	Lakeland, Florida, USA
Win	Wiehan Lesh	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1		Pride and Honor	24 Nov 2001	South Africa
Loss	Dan Severn	Decision (unanimous)	3	4:00	RSF 5: New Blood Conflict	27 Oct 2001	Augusta, Georgia, USA	For the RSF heavyweight title