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 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Vicente Luque at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Diego Sanchez at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Carlos Condit at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Max Griffin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michael Morales at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tim Means at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

He had defeated Carlos Condit at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Max Griffin had been fighting more than Michael Chiesa.

Going to this contest, Michael Chiesa had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 5 days ago, while Max Griffin's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 2 days ago.

Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Griffin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 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.