Light Heavyweight★ Fight of the Night3 rounds scheduled

WIN

Forrest Griffin

Forrest Griffin

19-7-0

RESULT

Forrest Griffin def. Tito Ortiz (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00

Tito Ortiz

“The People's Champ”

19-12-1

Sunday, July 8, 2012

MGM Grand Garden Arena

Forrest Griffin defeated Tito Ortiz by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II, held Sunday, July 8, 2012 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Forrest Griffin won the decision.

Fight stats

Forrest Griffin

Tito Ortiz

Knockdowns

85 of 261

Significant strikes

49 of 128

33%

Sig. strike accuracy

38%

104 of 280

Total strikes

68 of 147

0 of 0

Takedowns

3 of 6

Takedown accuracy

50%

Submission attempts

Reversals

0:51

Control time

2:46

Significant strikes by target

54 of 205

Head

47 of 123

20 of 36

Body

2 of 5

11 of 20

Leg

0 of 0

81 of 253

Distance

40 of 115

4 of 8

Clinch

4 of 6

0 of 0

Ground

5 of 7

By round

ROUND 1

24 of 89

Sig. str.

17 of 44

25 of 90

Total str.

21 of 48

0 of 0

Takedowns

2 of 3

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:52

ROUND 2

36 of 95

Sig. str.

20 of 53

43 of 102

Total str.

22 of 55

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 2

Sub. att

0:35

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 3

25 of 77

Sig. str.

12 of 31

36 of 88

Total str.

25 of 44

0 of 0

Takedowns

1 of 1

Sub. att

0:16

Ctrl

1:54

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd

#	Griffin	Ortiz
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2928

Jeff Collins

#	Griffin	Ortiz
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2928

Tony Weeks

#	Griffin	Ortiz
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2928

Media Scores

Griffin

Ortiz

●29-28 Griffin×5●29-28 Ortiz×2

All 7 media scorecards▾

MMAWeekly.com29-28Griffin
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com29-28Griffin
Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Griffin
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29-28Griffin
FightMetric.com29-28Griffin
MMAJunkie.com29-28Ortiz
Ben Fowlkes · MMAFighting.com29-28Ortiz

Fan Scorecards

51%

Griffin

Draw

48%

Ortiz

101 fan scorecards submitted

●29-28 Griffin45.5%●29-28 Ortiz44.6%●30-27 Griffin5.9%●30-27 Ortiz1%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

65%

Griffin

82%

Griffin

89%

Ortiz

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Forrest Griffin

-296

75% implied win probability

Open: -305Best: -270

Tito Ortiz

+230

30% implied win probability

Open: +239Best: +271

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Forrest Griffin	Tito Ortiz
Bookmaker	-285	+225
Bovada	-325	+230
Pinnacle	-308	+271
sports-interaction	-270	+195

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Forrest Griffin vs Tito Ortiz?

What were the judges' scorecards for Forrest Griffin vs Tito Ortiz?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Forrest Griffin won the decision.

Was Forrest Griffin vs Tito Ortiz a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 51% of 101 fan cards scored it for Forrest Griffin; 71% of 7 media scores picked Forrest Griffin.

Full robbery index →

Referee

Steve Mazzagatti

Time format

3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Forrest Griffin 59%41% Tito Ortiz

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

Forrest Griffin

Complete Fighter

1 edge

Tito Ortiz

Grappling Specialist

9 edges

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

58Power91

75Speed88

79Precision87

85Durability90

94Engine94

72Wrestling96

85Ground95

Biggest edge Tito Ortiz, Punch power +42

Attribute by attribute

50Punch power92

66Kick power90

70Punch speed89

80Kick speed87

79Accuracy87

72Takedowns96

76Ground striking96

93Submissions94

74Chin90

95Body strength90

94Cardio94

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

19-7-0

Record

19-12-1

1778

Power Index rating

1715

Win Streak

Age

6'3"

191 cm

Height

6'3"

191 cm

77"

196 cm

Reach

74"

188 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Light Heavyweight

Weight Class

Light Heavyweight

United States

Nationality

United States

Style Matchup

Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling

Forrest Griffin

No background on record

Tito Ortiz

2000Bronze · ADCC · -99 kg
Champion · California Community College State · California junior college state championships
All-American · Junior College All American · California junior college
4th Place · State HS · California high school

Camp Team Punishment · Huntington Beach, California, US

Striking Profile

4.38

SLpM

2.59

36%

Str. Acc.

46%

2.81

SApM

2.88

61%

Str. Def.

60%

Grappling Profile

1.05

TD Avg.

2.47

48%

TD Acc.

35%

57%

TD Def.

54%

0.70

Sub. Avg.

0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Forrest Griffin · 3-2

W
Tito Ortiz
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II · Jul 8, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Mauricio Rua
UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · Aug 27, 2011
TKO · R1 · 1:53 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rich Franklin
UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · Feb 5, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Tito Ortiz
UFC 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2 · Nov 21, 2009
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Anderson Silva
UFC 101: DECLARATION · Aug 8, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:23 · Light Heavyweight

Tito Ortiz · 3-2

L
Anderson Silva
Holyfield vs. Belfort · Sep 11, 2021
TKO
W
Alberto Rodriguez
Combate 51: Tito vs. Alberto · Dec 7, 2019
Submission · Catchweight
W
Chuck Liddell
Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 · Nov 24, 2018
TKO · R1 · 4:24 · Light Heavyweight
W
Chael Sonnen
Bellator 170 · Jan 21, 2017
Submission · R1 · 2:03 · Light Heavyweight
L
Liam McGeary
Bellator 142 · Sep 19, 2015
Submission · R1 · 4:41 · Light Heavyweight