Max Griffin

“Pain”

Max Griffin (20-13) is a welterweight fighting out of Sacramento, California. Max Griffin's last fight was a loss to Victor Valenzuela by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal in April 2026.

Record20-13-0

DivisionWelterweight

Height5'11"

Reach76"

Age40

Last FightJul 12, 2025

BornNov 29, 1985

BirthplaceSacramento, California

Fighting out ofSacramento, California

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min3.69

Striking accuracy47%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.69

Striking defense58%

Takedowns / 15 min1.44

Takedown accuracy41%

Takedown defense69%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.24

19 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Victor Valenzuela	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal	Apr 25, 2026	View
L	Chris Curtis	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jul 12, 2025
L	Michael Chiesa	Welterweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 1:56	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura	Dec 7, 2024
W	Jeremiah Wells	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Feb 10, 2024
L	Michael Morales	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jul 1, 2023
W	Tim Means	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Oct 29, 2022
L	Neil Magny	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Mar 26, 2022
W	Carlos Condit	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3	Jul 10, 2021
W	Kenan Song	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:20	UFC Fight Night	Mar 20, 2021
W	Ramiz Brahimaj	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Elbow (Ear Injury))	R3 · 2:03	UFC Fight Night	Nov 7, 2020
L	Alex Oliveira	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero	Mar 7, 2020
L	Alex Morono	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC on ESPN+ 19	Oct 12, 2019
W	Zelim Imadaev	Welterweight	Decision (Majority)	R3	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2	Apr 13, 2019
L	Thiago Alves	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC on ESPN+ 2	Feb 2, 2019
L	Curtis Millender	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier	Jul 7, 2018
W	Mike Perry	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC on FOX 28	Feb 24, 2018
L	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 119	Oct 28, 2017
W	Erick Montaño	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:54	UFC Fight Night 98	Nov 5, 2016
L	Colby Covington	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R3 · 2:18	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2	Aug 20, 2016
W	David Mitchell	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 0:43	West Coast FC 16	Jan 23, 2016
W	Buddy Wallace	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Elbow Uppercut & Strikes)	R4 · 1:44	West Coast FC 15	Oct 10, 2015
L	Chidi Njokuani	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R5	Tachi PF 23	May 7, 2015
W	Ricky Legere Jr.	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:21	Tachi PF 21	Nov 6, 2014
W	Buddy Wallace	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 2:20	Tachi PF 19	Jun 19, 2014
W	Waachiim Spiritwolf	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	TWC 19: Blackout	Jan 25, 2014
W	Fernando Gonzalez	Middleweight	Decision (Split)	R5	West Coast FC 7	Nov 16, 2013
W	Kito Andrews	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	West Coast FC 5	May 3, 2013
W	Richard Rigmaden	—	Submission (Choke)	R1 · 0:56	West Coast FC 4	Jan 18, 2013
LEx.	Matt Secor	Welterweight	Submission (Triangle Choke)	R3 · 2:55	The Ultimate Fighter Season 16	Jul 31, 2012
L	Justin Baesman	—	Decision	—	Unknown Event	Jun 9, 2012
W	Jaime Jara	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Jan 7, 2012
W	Joshua Miranda	—	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Gladiator Challenge	Nov 13, 2010
W	Aaron Hamilton	—	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 2:20	Gladiator Challenge	Sep 18, 2010
W	Kino Vuittonet	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Oct 10, 2009

LVictor Valenzuela
Apr 25, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LChris Curtis
Jul 12, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LMichael Chiesa
Dec 7, 2024
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura·Welterweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 1:56
WJeremiah Wells
Feb 10, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LMichael Morales
Jul 1, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WTim Means
Oct 29, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LNeil Magny
Mar 26, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WCarlos Condit
Jul 10, 2021
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WKenan Song
Mar 20, 2021
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:20
WRamiz Brahimaj
Nov 7, 2020
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Elbow (Ear Injury))·R3 · 2:03
LAlex Oliveira
Mar 7, 2020
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LAlex Morono
Oct 12, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 19·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WZelim Imadaev
Apr 13, 2019
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2·Welterweight
Decision (Majority)·R3
LThiago Alves
Feb 2, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 2·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LCurtis Millender
Jul 7, 2018
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WMike Perry
Feb 24, 2018
UFC on FOX 28·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LElizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Oct 28, 2017
UFC Fight Night 119·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WErick Montaño
Nov 5, 2016
UFC Fight Night 98·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:54
LColby Covington
Aug 20, 2016
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R3 · 2:18
WDavid Mitchell
Jan 23, 2016
West Coast FC 16·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 0:43
WBuddy Wallace
Oct 10, 2015
West Coast FC 15·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Elbow Uppercut & Strikes)·R4 · 1:44
LChidi Njokuani
May 7, 2015
Tachi PF 23·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R5
WRicky Legere Jr.
Nov 6, 2014
Tachi PF 21·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:21
WBuddy Wallace
Jun 19, 2014
Tachi PF 19·Middleweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 2:20
WWaachiim Spiritwolf
Jan 25, 2014
TWC 19: Blackout·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WFernando Gonzalez
Nov 16, 2013
West Coast FC 7·Middleweight
Decision (Split)·R5
WKito Andrews
May 3, 2013
West Coast FC 5·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WRichard Rigmaden
Jan 18, 2013
West Coast FC 4
Submission (Choke)·R1 · 0:56
LEx.Matt Secor
Jul 31, 2012
The Ultimate Fighter Season 16·Welterweight
Submission (Triangle Choke)·R3 · 2:55
LJustin Baesman
Jun 9, 2012
Unknown Event
Decision
WJaime Jara
Jan 7, 2012
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WJoshua Miranda
Nov 13, 2010
Gladiator Challenge
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAaron Hamilton
Sep 18, 2010
Gladiator Challenge
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 2:20
WKino Vuittonet
Oct 10, 2009
Unknown Event
KO/TKO