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Max Griffin
Max Griffin
20-12 · USA
April 25, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Victor Valenzuela def. Max Griffin by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Valenzuela12/290/100:00
Griffin10/241/100:21
R2
Valenzuela12/281/100:32
Griffin10/272/400:19
R3
Valenzuela29/600/000:04
Griffin20/381/400:23
Total
Valenzuela53/1171/200:36
Griffin40/894/901:03

Scorecards

Valenzuela vs Griffin

RdAdalaide ByrdEric ColónRon McCarthyCommunity
R19-109-109-109.5-9.6
R210-910-910-99.8-9.3
R310-910-910-99.7-9.4
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28.3

Media (11 cards) · avg 2928 · 11 Valenzuela · 0 Griffin

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Valenzuela-Griffin.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
ValenzuelaWin probabilityGriffin
56.6%43.4%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
10%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Valenzuela, blue toward Griffin. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Valenzuela57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%30%22%
Submission7%12%4%
Decision33%58%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 53
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 1
Griffin43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%28%17%
Submission3%8%3%
Decision28%64%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 40
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 4
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R214%
R39%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Valenzuela
56.8%-135
Griffin
+13542.1%
Most takedownstie 41.4%
Valenzuela
31.6%-117
Griffin
+11727.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Valenzuela
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
39.2%
+153
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.8%
-153
058115
Griffin
Expected: 36.5
36.5
Over 36.5
39.7%
+152
Under 36.5
60.3%
-152
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Valenzuela
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.1%
+143
Under 0.5
58.9%
-143
035
Griffin
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.5%
+166
Under 0.5
62.5%
-166
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Valenzuela56.6%54.5%+2.1-133
Griffin43.4%45.5%−2.1+109
By method
Valenzuela by KO/TKO16.5%22.4%−5.9+279
Valenzuela by submission5.8%4.0%+1.8+2047
Valenzuela by decision34.3%28.0%+6.3+203
Griffin by KO/TKO12.6%16.5%−3.9+414
Griffin by submission4.4%3.3%+1.1+2469
Griffin by decision26.3%25.8%+0.5+229
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds84.1%71.9%+12.2-341
Over 2.5 rds70.0%60.7%+9.3-185
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision60.7%56.5%+4.2-155

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ValenzuelaGriffin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1526
1520
Divisional
1523
1500
Striking offense
1516
1533
Striking defense
1505
1480
Grappling offense
1460
1500
Grappling defense
1549
Physical
32 yrs
Age
40 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.76
Strike accuracy
47%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.70
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.28
Takedown accuracy
41%
Takedown defense
70%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
44%
Win/loss streak
-2
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
38%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Victor Valenzuela
No prior UFC fights.
Max Griffin
  • LChris CurtisS-DEC R3
    Close +2409mo before
  • LMichael ChiesaSUB R3
    Close +1171y 5mo before
  • WJeremiah WellsS-DEC R3
    Close +1252y 2mo before
  • LMichael MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close +2052y 10mo before
  • WTim MeansS-DEC R3
    Close -1933y 6mo before
Valenzuela — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 2 losses
W
54% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (15%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (31%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 20-12-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
8% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 10 losses
W
45% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
8win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(10%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(10%) 1
5 (63%)Decision(80%) 8
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Valenzuela
Griffin
0
UFC fights
18
Octagon time
234.5 min · 13.0 avg
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Valenzuela
Griffin
Overall
316W–103L · 75.4%
Wins
130W–41L · 76.0%
Losses
186W–62L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Valenzuela
Griffin
93W–52L · 64.1%
Overall
154W–60L · 72.0%
69W–39L · 63.9%
Wins
133W–54L · 71.1%
24W–13L · 64.9%
Losses
21W–6L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Valenzuela
Griffin
Landed / min
4.96
Accuracy
45.4%
Defense
61.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.51
Time at distance
64.3%
Grappling & control
Valenzuela
Griffin
Takedowns / 15 min
1.28
Takedown accuracy
40.8%
Takedown defense
70.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.26
Control share
51.3%
Strike target map
Valenzuela
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Griffin
  • Head66%(579)div 63%
  • Body20%(178)div 21%
  • Legs14%(125)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Victor Valenzuela

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Max Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.