Max Griffin

“Pain”

MMA · Active

20-13RECORD

9KO / TKO WINS

2SUBMISSION WINS

9DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Pain
Date of birth	29 Nov 1985
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Santa Barbara, USA
Lives in	Sacramento, California, USA
Division	Welterweight
Team	Marinoble's Martial Arts
Height	180 cm (5′11″)
Reach	193 cm (76″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2009
Status	Active
Pro debut	10 Oct 2009
Last fight	Loss vs Victor Valenzuela, 25 Apr 2026

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Titles and honours

Former WCFC Welterweight Champion
Former WCFC Middleweight Champion
Former Tachi Palace Fights Welterweight Champion
Performance of the Night (x1)
Fight of the Night (x1)

Background

American welterweight from Santa Barbara, California, who held regional titles with West Coast FC and Tachi Palace Fights before joining the UFC in 2016. He trains at Marinoble's Martial Arts in the Sacramento area.

Fight history

33 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Victor Valenzuela	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal	25 Apr 2026	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Chris Curtis	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira	12 Jul 2025	Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Loss	Michael Chiesa	Submission (rear naked choke)	3	1:56	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura	7 Dec 2024	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Jeremiah Wells	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer	10 Feb 2024	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Michael Morales	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov	1 Jul 2023	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Tim Means	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen	29 Oct 2022	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Neil Magny	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus	26 Mar 2022	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Win	Carlos Condit	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3	10 Jul 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Song Kenan	KO (punches)	1	2:20	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland	20 Mar 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Performance of the Night
Win	Ramiz Brahimaj	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	2:03	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira	7 Nov 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Alex Oliveira	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero	7 Mar 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Alex Morono	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson	12 Oct 2019	Tampa, Florida, USA
Win	Zelim Imadaev	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2	13 Apr 2019	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Loss	Thiago Alves	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2	2 Feb 2019	Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Loss	Curtis Millender	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier	7 Jul 2018	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Mike Perry	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens	24 Feb 2018	Orlando, Florida, USA
Loss	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	28 Oct 2017	Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Fight of the Night
Win	Erick Montano	TKO (punches)	1	0:54	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson	5 Nov 2016	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss	Colby Covington	TKO (punches)	3	2:18	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2	20 Aug 2016	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	UFC debut
Win	David Mitchell	KO (punch)	1	0:43	West Coast FC 16	23 Jan 2016	Sacramento, California, USA	Catchweight (175 lb)
Win	Randall Wallace	TKO (punch)	4	1:44	West Coast FC 15	10 Oct 2015	Sacramento, California, USA	Defended the WCFC Welterweight Championship
Loss	Chidi Njokuani	Decision (split)	5	5:00	Tachi Palace Fights 23	7 May 2015	Lemoore, California, USA	Lost the TPF Welterweight Championship
Win	Ricky Legere Jr.	KO (punch)	1	3:21	Tachi Palace Fights 21	6 Nov 2014	Lemoore, California, USA	Won the TPF Welterweight Championship
Win	Randall Wallace	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:20	Tachi Palace Fights 19	19 Jun 2014	Lemoore, California, USA
Win	Waachiim Spiritwolf	Decision (split)	3	5:00	The Warriors Cage 19	25 Jan 2014	Porterville, California, USA
Win	Fernando Gonzalez	Decision (split)	5	5:00	West Coast FC 7	16 Nov 2013	Sacramento, California, USA	Won the WCFC Middleweight Championship
Win	Kito Andrew	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	West Coast FC 5	3 May 2013	Sacramento, California, USA	Won the WCFC Welterweight Championship
Win	Richard Rigmaden	Submission (anaconda choke)	1	0:56	West Coast FC 4	18 Jan 2013	Sacramento, California, USA
Loss	Justin Baesman	Decision (split)	5	5:00	West Coast FC 2	9 Jun 2012	Yuba City, California, USA
Win	Jaime Jara	KO (punch)	1	0:56	West Coast FC 1	7 Jan 2012	Placerville, California, USA
Win	Joshua Miranda	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Gladiator Challenge: Impulse	13 Nov 2010	Placerville, California, USA
Win	Aaron Hamilton	TKO (punches)	2	2:20	Gladiator Challenge: Undisputed	18 Sep 2010	Placerville, California, USA
Win	Kino Vuittonet	TKO (punches)	1	0:25	Gladiator Challenge: First Strike	10 Oct 2009	Placerville, California, USA	Pro debut