Tyson Griffin (17-8, 9) was born in Sacramento, California, U.S. on April 20, 1984. At the age of 20 years on November 18, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Ryan Frost, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 23, 2006, 22-year old Tyson Griffin made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 63 against David Lee, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Griffin's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Jordan Bailey at age 34 on August 4, 2018. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Tyson Griffin's best fights have been against Hermes França, Duane Ludwig, David Lee, Thiago Tavares, Rafael dos Anjos, Gleison Tibau and Marcus Aurélio.
Griffin has 8 losses on his MMA record.
# | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
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25 | Aug 4, 2018 34 years, 3 months 17-8 (9) | Jordan Bailey | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
Jun 21, 2014 30 years, 2 months 16-8 (9) | 32 years, 3 months 17-6 (8) | WSOF | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
Aug 10, 2013 29 years, 3 months 16-7 (9) | 30 years, 1 months 17-7-1 (13) | WSOF | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
Nov 2, 2012 28 years, 6 months 16-6 (9) | 26 years, 9 months 18-5 (13) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
Oct 29, 2011 27 years, 6 months 15-6 (9) | 28 years, 4 months 35-14 (27) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
Jun 26, 2011 27 years, 2 months 15-5 (9) | 30 years, 1 months 11-5 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
Nov 20, 2010 26 years, 7 months 14-5 (9) | 26 years, 3 months 19-3-2 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
Aug 1, 2010 26 years, 3 months 14-4 (9) | 31 years, 10 months 31-6 (16) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
Jun 12, 2010 26 years, 1 months 14-3 (9) | 28 years, 5 months 10-0 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
Sep 19, 2009 25 years, 4 months 14-2 (9) | 35 years 19-7 (17) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
Apr 1, 2009 24 years, 11 months 13-2 (8) | 24 years, 5 months 11-3 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
Oct 25, 2008 24 years, 6 months 12-2 (8) | 35 years, 2 months 34-3-1 (21) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
Jul 5, 2008 24 years, 2 months 12-1 (8) | 34 years, 10 months 16-5 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
Feb 2, 2008 23 years, 9 months 11-1 (8) | 24 years, 6 months 20-3 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
Sep 22, 2007 23 years, 5 months 10-1 (8) | 22 years, 10 months 12-0 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
Jun 16, 2007 23 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | 25 years, 6 months 21-7 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
Feb 3, 2007 22 years, 9 months 8-1 (8) | 25 years, 3 months 6-0 (3) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8 | Sep 23, 2006 22 years, 5 months 8-0 (8) | David Lee | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
Jun 9, 2006 22 years, 1 months 7-0 (7) | 27 years, 10 months 13-4 (11) | Strikeforce | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Apr 8, 2006 21 years, 11 months 6-0 (6) | Chuck Kim | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Jan 27, 2006 21 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Melchor Manibusan | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Dec 11, 2005 21 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Jorge Evangelista | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
Sep 10, 2005 21 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | 26 years, 3 months 8-0 (6) | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Apr 9, 2005 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Cody Williams | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Nov 18, 2004 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Ryan Frost | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |