Curtis vs Griffin

Who won Curtis vs Griffin?

Chris Curtis beat Max Griffin by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th July 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Curtis.

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).

Curtis vs Griffin stats

Chris Curtis stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Max Griffin made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Chris Curtis' 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Max Griffin marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Chris Curtis' UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Max Griffin's came in at 8-10-0.

The stats suggested Curtis had a slight advantage in power over Griffin, with a 55% knock out percentage over Griffin's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Griffin had a slight advantage over Curtis, with a 10% submission rate over Curtis' 3%.

Chris Curtis was the younger man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Griffin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Curtis. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Curtis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 months earlier than Griffin, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 125 to Griffin's 89.

Curtis vs Griffin form

Chris Curtis had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Roman Kopylov at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, his fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

He had been defeated by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Max Griffin had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira on 12th July 2025 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michael Chiesa at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had been defeated 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.

He had defeated 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Chris Curtis had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Max Griffin's last outing had been 4 days ago.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Griffin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Curtis vs Griffin start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:05 AM UTC , which was 9:05 PM EST or 6:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:05 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Curtis vs Griffin?

Chris Curtis was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Max Griffin made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.