Max Griffin (20-12, 11) was born in Santa Barbara, California, U.S. on November 29, 1985. At the age of 23 years on October 10, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Kino Vuittonet, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 20, 2016, 30-year old Max Griffin made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC 202 against a 28-year old Colby Covington but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
Griffin's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Chris Curtis at UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira at age 39 on July 12, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 10 losses in the promotion.
Some of Max Griffin's best fights have been against Song Kenan, Ramiz Brahimaj, Mike Perry, Carlos Condit, Zelim Imadaev, Tim Means and Jeremiah Wells.
Griffin has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Jul 12, 2025 39 years, 7 months 20-12 (11) | 37 years, 11 months 31-12 (18) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
31  | Dec 7, 2024 39 years 20-11 (11) | 37 years 17-7 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
30  | Feb 10, 2024 38 years, 2 months 20-10 (11) | 37 years, 3 months 12-3-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | Jul 1, 2023 37 years, 7 months 19-10 (11) | 24 years 14-0 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Oct 29, 2022 36 years, 11 months 19-9 (11) | 38 years, 8 months 32-13-1 (24) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
27  | Mar 26, 2022 36 years, 3 months 18-9 (11) | 34 years, 7 months 25-8 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
26  | Jul 10, 2021 35 years, 7 months 18-8 (11) | 37 years, 2 months 32-13 (28) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Mar 20, 2021 35 years, 3 months 17-8 (11) | 31 years 20-5 (17) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
24  | Nov 7, 2020 34 years, 11 months 16-8 (10) | 27 years, 11 months 8-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
23  | Mar 7, 2020 34 years, 3 months 15-8 (9) | 32 years 20-8-1 (17) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
22  | Oct 12, 2019 33 years, 10 months 15-7 (9) | 29 years, 1 months 16-5 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Apr 13, 2019 33 years, 4 months 15-6 (9) | 24 years, 2 months 8-0 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | MD | WIN |
20  | Feb 2, 2019 33 years, 2 months 14-6 (9) | 35 years, 3 months 22-13 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
19  | Jul 7, 2018 32 years, 7 months 14-5 (9) | 30 years, 7 months 15-3 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Feb 24, 2018 32 years, 2 months 14-4 (9) | 26 years, 5 months 11-2 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Oct 28, 2017 31 years, 10 months 13-4 (9) | 30 years, 11 months 17-5 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16 | Nov 5, 2016 30 years, 11 months 13-3 (9) | Erick Montaño | TUF | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | Aug 20, 2016 30 years, 8 months 12-3 (8) | 28 years, 5 months 9-1 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Jan 23, 2016 30 years, 1 months 12-2 (8) | 36 years, 2 months 19-5 (15) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
13 | Oct 10, 2015 29 years, 10 months 11-2 (7) | Randall Wallace | WL | 4 | TKO | WIN Punch | |
12  | May 7, 2015 29 years, 5 months 10-2 (6) | 26 years, 4 months 12-4 (9) | WL | 5 | SD | LOSS Lost TPF welterweight title | |
11 | Nov 6, 2014 28 years, 11 months 10-1 (6) | Ricky Legere Jr. | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Won TPF welterweight title | |
10 | Jun 19, 2014 28 years, 6 months 9-1 (5) | Randall Wallace | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9  | Jan 25, 2014 28 years, 1 months 8-1 (4) | 37 years, 11 months 10-12-1 (8) | WL | 3 | SD | WIN | |
8  | Nov 16, 2013 27 years, 11 months 7-1 (4) | 30 years, 2 months 20-11 (14) | MD | 5 | SD | WIN | |
7 | May 3, 2013 27 years, 5 months 6-1 (4) | Kito Andrew | WL | 5 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jan 18, 2013 27 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | Richard Rigmaden | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | ||
5  | Jun 9, 2012 26 years, 6 months 4-1 (3) | 31 years 9-2 (6) | 5 | SD | LOSS | ||
4 | Jan 7, 2012 26 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Jaime Jara | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
3 | Nov 13, 2010 24 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Joshua Miranda | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Sep 18, 2010 24 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Aaron Hamilton | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 10, 2009 23 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Kino Vuittonet | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
