Chiesa vs Griffin

Who won Chiesa vs Griffin?

Michael Chiesa beat Max Griffin by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Chiesa vs Griffin stats

Michael Chiesa stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

Max Griffin made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Michael Chiesa's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Max Griffin marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Michael Chiesa's UFC record stood at 13-7-0, while Max Griffin's came in at 8-9-0.

The stats suggested Griffin had a massive power advantage over Chiesa, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a massive advantage over Griffin, boasting a 65% submission rate over Griffin's 10%.

Michael Chiesa was the younger man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Chiesa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Griffin. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Chiesa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Griffin, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 51 to Griffin's 86.

Chiesa vs Griffin form

Michael Chiesa had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tony Ferguson at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kevin Holland at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sean Brady at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Vicente Luque at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had beaten Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Griffin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Chiesa vs Griffin start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:50 PM UTC , which was 6:50 PM EST or 3:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:50 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Chiesa vs Griffin?

Michael Chiesa was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Max Griffin made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.