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United States
Santa Rosa, California
Tyson Griffin
AGE
40
/
Apr 20, 1984
HEIGHT
5'6"
/
167.64 cm
WEIGHT
155 lbs
/
70.31 kg
ASSOCIATION
American Kickboxing Academy
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
17
KO
/
TKO
6
35%
SUBMISSIONS
3
18%
DECISIONS
8
47%
Losses
8
KO
/
TKO
3
38%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
5
63%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Jordan Bailey
URCC 34 - Destiny
Aug / 04 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Luiz Firmino
WSOF 10 - Branch vs. Taylor
Jun / 21 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Gesias Cavalcante
WSOF 4 - Spong vs. DeAnda
Aug / 10 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Jason McCoy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:37
win
Efrain Escudero
RFA 4 - Griffin vs. Escudero
Nov / 02 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
3
5:00
loss
Bart Palaszewski
UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz
Oct / 29 / 2011
KO (Punches)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:45
win
Manny Gamburyan
UFC Live 4 - Kongo vs. Barry
Jun / 26 / 2011
Decision (Majority)
Chip Snider
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Nik Lentz
UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida
Nov / 20 / 2010
Decision (Split)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Takanori Gomi
UFC Live 2 - Jones vs. Matyushenko
Aug / 01 / 2010
KO (Punch)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:04
loss
Evan Dunham
UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin
Jun / 12 / 2010
Decision (Split)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Hermes Franca
UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort
Sep / 19 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:26
win
Rafael dos Anjos
UFC Fight Night 18 - Condit vs. Kampmann
Apr / 01 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Sean Sherk
UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote
Oct / 25 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
David Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Marcus Aurelio
UFC 86 - Jackson vs. Griffin
Jul / 05 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
3
5:00
win
Gleison Tibau
UFC 81 - Breaking Point
Feb / 02 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
5:00
win
Thiago Tavares
UFC 76 - Knockout
Sep / 22 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
5:00
win
Clay Guida
UFC 72 - Victory
Jun / 16 / 2007
Decision (Split)
John McCarthy
3
5:00
loss
Frankie Edgar
UFC 67 - All or Nothing
Feb / 03 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
5:00
win
David Lee
UFC 63 - Hughes vs. Penn 2
Sep / 23 / 2006
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Steve Mazzagatti
1
1:50
win
Duane Ludwig
Strikeforce - Revenge
Jun / 09 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
Jon Schorle
1
3:57
win
Chuck Kim
GC 49 - Face Off
Apr / 08 / 2006
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:34
win
Melchor Manibusan
FFCF 5 - Unleashed
Jan / 27 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
1
4:05
win
Jorge Evangelista
GC 46 - Avalanche
Dec / 11 / 2005
KO (Punches)
1
3:14
win
Urijah Faber
GC 42 - Summer Slam
Sep / 10 / 2005
TKO (Punches)
3
0:05
win
Cody Williams
GC 36 - Proving Grounds
Apr / 09 / 2005
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:05
win
Ryan Frost
GC 32 - King of the Hill
Nov / 18 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
1
1:16
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