Forrest Griffin (19-7, 10) was born in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. on July 1, 1979. At the age of 22 years on October 27, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Dan Severn, losing the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On June 4, 2005, 25-year old Forrest Griffin made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC 53 against Bill Mahood, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
He became the UFC light-heavyweight champion on July 5, 2008 at age 29 on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC 86 after defeating a 30-year old Quinton Jackson via 5-round unanimous decision.
Griffin's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Tito Ortiz at UFC 148 at age 33 on July 7, 2012. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Forrest Griffin's best fights have been against Quinton Jackson, Elvis Sinosic, Maurício Rua, Stephan Bonnar, Bill Mahood, Hector Ramirez and Tito Ortiz.
Griffin has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Jul 7, 2012 33 years 19-7 (10) | 37 years, 5 months 16-10-1 (11) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Aug 27, 2011 32 years, 1 months 18-7 (10) | 29 years, 9 months 19-5 (17) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
24  | Feb 5, 2011 31 years, 7 months 18-6 (10) | 36 years, 4 months 28-5 (25) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
23 | Nov 21, 2009 30 years, 4 months 17-6 (10) | 34 years, 9 months 15-6-1 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
22  | Aug 8, 2009 30 years, 1 months 16-6 (10) | 34 years, 3 months 26-4 (20) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
21  | Dec 27, 2008 29 years, 5 months 16-5 (10) | 29 years, 3 months 12-0-1 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC light-heavyweight title |
20  | Jul 5, 2008 29 years 16-4 (10) | 30 years 28-6 (20) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC light-heavyweight title |
19 | Sep 22, 2007 28 years, 2 months 15-4 (10) | 25 years, 9 months 16-2 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
18 | Jun 16, 2007 27 years, 11 months 14-4 (9) | Hector Ramirez | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Dec 30, 2006 27 years, 5 months 13-4 (9) | 31 years, 1 months 12-2-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
16  | Aug 26, 2006 27 years, 1 months 13-3 (9) | 29 years, 4 months 10-3 (7) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Apr 15, 2006 26 years, 9 months 12-3 (9) | 31 years, 2 months 12-4 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
14  | Oct 7, 2005 26 years, 3 months 12-2 (9) | 34 years, 7 months 5-7-2 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
13 | Jun 4, 2005 25 years, 11 months 11-2 (8) | Bill Mahood | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
12 | Apr 9, 2005 25 years, 9 months 10-2 (7) | 28 years 7-1 (6) | TUF | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Dec 18, 2003 24 years, 5 months 9-2 (7) | Edson Paredao | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
10  | Sep 6, 2003 24 years, 2 months 8-2 (6) | 28 years 64-11-4 (55) | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
9  | Sep 6, 2003 24 years, 2 months 8-1 (6) | 26 years, 5 months 7-1-1 (2) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
8  | Jul 31, 2003 24 years 7-1 (5) | 34 years, 3 months 11-5-2 (7) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Dec 15, 2002 23 years, 5 months 6-1 (4) | Steve Sayegh | KOTC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
6  | Oct 26, 2002 23 years, 3 months 5-1 (3) | 25 years, 4 months 114-35-9 (111) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
5  | Jun 29, 2002 22 years, 11 months 4-1 (2) | 31 years, 5 months 7-4 (3) | HW | 4 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Apr 12, 2002 22 years, 9 months 3-1 (2) | Kent Hensley | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
3 | Jan 26, 2002 22 years, 6 months 2-1 (1) | Jason Braswell | HW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
2 | Nov 24, 2001 22 years, 4 months 1-1 (1) | Wiehan Lesh | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
1  | Oct 27, 2001 22 years, 3 months 0-1 (0) | 43 years, 4 months 47-6-4 (38) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
