Maxim Grishin (34-10-2, 23) was born in Vyazma, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on May 2, 1984. At the age of 24 years on May 24, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Gela Getsadze, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On July 12, 2020, 36-year old Maxim Grishin made his UFC debut on his 40th professional MMA fight at UFC 251 against a 34-year old Marcin Tybura but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Grishin's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Evgeny Egemberdiev at age 41 on May 10, 2025. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Maxim Grishin's best fights have been against Alexander Volkov, Gadzhimurad Antigulov, Jason Butcher, Mikhail Mokhnatkin, William Knight, Trevor Prangley and Joachim Christensen. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Maxim Grishin".
Grishin has 10 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Maxim Grishin Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | May 10, 2025 41 years 34-10-2 (23) | Evgeny Egemberdiev | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Arm injury | |
46 | Dec 14, 2024 40 years, 7 months 33-10-2 (22) | Oleg Olenichev | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
45 | Dec 15, 2023 39 years, 7 months 32-10-2 (22) | Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly | HW | 3 | NC | NC Overturned | |
44  | Jun 3, 2023 39 years, 1 months 32-10-2 (22) | 37 years, 9 months 16-5 (13) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
43  | Feb 12, 2022 37 years, 9 months 32-9-2 (22) | 33 years, 10 months 11-2 (9) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
42  | Feb 27, 2021 36 years, 9 months 31-9-2 (22) | 32 years, 10 months 13-5 (10) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
41  | Oct 17, 2020 36 years, 5 months 31-8-2 (22) | 33 years, 9 months 20-7 (19) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
40  | Jul 12, 2020 36 years, 2 months 30-8-2 (21) | 34 years, 8 months 18-6 (12) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
39  | Oct 31, 2019 35 years, 5 months 30-7-2 (21) | 30 years, 11 months 11-1 (6) | PFL | LHW | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority |
38  | Aug 8, 2019 35 years, 3 months 30-7-1 (21) | 29 years, 6 months 11-4-2 (8) | PFL | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
37 | Jun 6, 2019 35 years, 1 months 29-7-1 (20) | 30 years, 6 months 10-0 (6) | PFL | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | Oct 13, 2018 34 years, 5 months 28-7-1 (20) | 26 years, 5 months 11-4 (10) | PFL | LHW | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority |
35 | Aug 2, 2018 34 years, 3 months 28-7 (20) | Rakim Cleveland | PFL | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
34  | Jun 21, 2018 34 years, 1 months 27-7 (19) | 33 years, 7 months 11-2 (11) | PFL | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg injury |
33 | Feb 24, 2018 33 years, 9 months 26-7 (18) | Leonardo Guimarães | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN Won AFC light-heavyweight title | |
32 | Sep 27, 2017 33 years, 4 months 25-7 (18) | Dirlei Broenstrup | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Feb 25, 2017 32 years, 9 months 24-7 (18) | Matej Batinić | LHW | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
30  | Oct 4, 2016 32 years, 5 months 23-7 (17) | 24 years, 4 months 5-0 (1) | LHW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches For AFC light-heavyweight title | |
29 | Jun 11, 2016 32 years, 1 months 23-6 (17) | Maxim Futin | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
28 | Apr 9, 2016 31 years, 11 months 22-6 (17) | Marcin Łazarz | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Oct 4, 2015 31 years, 5 months 21-6 (17) | Joaquim Ferreira | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
26 | Jun 13, 2015 31 years, 1 months 20-6 (16) | Malik Merad | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
25 | Mar 14, 2015 30 years, 10 months 19-6 (15) | Dorian Ilić | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
24  | Sep 30, 2014 30 years, 4 months 18-6 (14) | 42 years, 1 months 33-10-1 (21) | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
23  | Mar 1, 2014 29 years, 9 months 17-6 (13) | 32 years, 3 months 19-7-1 (8) | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
22 | Oct 27, 2013 29 years, 5 months 16-6 (13) | Mário Miranda | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Jun 1, 2013 29 years 15-6 (13) | Ray Lopez | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
20 | Oct 20, 2012 28 years, 5 months 14-6 (12) | William Hill | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19  | May 16, 2012 28 years 13-6 (11) | 33 years, 6 months 7-1 (7) | M-1 | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
18 | Oct 14, 2011 27 years, 5 months 12-6 (11) | Kenny Garner | M-1 | HW | 5 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches For M-1 Global heavyweight title Interim |
17 | Aug 5, 2011 27 years, 3 months 12-5 (11) | Júlio Cézar de Lima | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Jul 8, 2011 27 years, 2 months 11-5 (10) | Alan Sobanov | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
15 | Jul 5, 2011 27 years, 2 months 10-5 (9) | Samir Akhmetov | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | May 22, 2011 27 years 9-5 (8) | Stanislav Mirzamagomedov | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
13 | Apr 28, 2011 26 years, 11 months 8-5 (7) | Vladimir Kuchenko | M-1 | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Leg kick and punches |
12 | Mar 5, 2011 26 years, 10 months 7-5 (6) | Guram Gugenishvili | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For M-1 Global heavyweight title |
11  | Jul 22, 2010 26 years, 2 months 7-4 (6) | 21 years, 8 months 7-1 (6) | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won M-1 Global Eastern Europe Tournament |
10 | May 28, 2010 26 years 6-4 (5) | Arsen Abdulkerimov | M-1 | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9 | Apr 10, 2010 25 years, 11 months 5-4 (4) | Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov | M-1 | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
8 | Dec 11, 2009 25 years, 7 months 4-4 (3) | Dawid Baziak | KSW | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7 | Dec 3, 2009 25 years, 7 months 4-3 (3) | Levan Persaev | M-1 | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee |
6 | Oct 3, 2009 25 years, 5 months 3-3 (2) | Dmitry Zabolotny | M-1 | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
5  | Jul 4, 2009 25 years, 2 months 2-3 (1) | 25 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | M-1 | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
4 | May 9, 2009 25 years 2-2 (1) | Joaquim Ferreira | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS North-south choke |
3 | Mar 13, 2009 24 years, 10 months 2-1 (1) | Magomed Umarov | M-1 | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
2 | May 24, 2008 24 years 1-1 (0) | Baga Agaev | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
1 | May 24, 2008 24 years 1-0 (0) | Gela Getsadze | HW | 2 | UD | WIN |
