Oliveira vs Griffin

Who won Oliveira vs Griffin?

Alex Oliveira beat Max Griffin by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 248, on Saturday 7th March 2020 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alex Oliveira.

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).

Oliveira vs Griffin stats

Alex Oliveira stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Max Griffin made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Max Griffin marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alex Oliveira's UFC record stood at 11-10-0, while Max Griffin's came in at 8-10-0.

The stats suggested Oliveira had an advantage in power over Griffin, with a 60% knock out percentage over Griffin's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oliveira had an advantage over Griffin, with a 25% submission rate over Griffin's 13%.

Alex Oliveira was the younger man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Oliveira was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 2 months later than Griffin, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 76 to Griffin's 89.

Oliveira vs Griffin form

Max Griffin had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Griffin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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