Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale
Ultimate Fighter 1 Light HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Forrest Griffin
United StatesForrest Griffin
19-7-0
RESULT

Forrest Griffin def. Stephan Bonnar (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Stephan Bonnar
United StatesStephan Bonnar
“The American Psycho”
15-9-0
Saturday, April 9, 2005

Forrest Griffin defeated Stephan Bonnar by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale, held Saturday, April 9, 2005. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Forrest Griffin won the decision.

Fight stats

Forrest Griffin
Stephan Bonnar
0
Knockdowns
0
88 of 184
Significant strikes
57 of 150
48%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
96 of 192
Total strikes
64 of 157
2 of 9
Takedowns
0 of 0
22%
Takedown accuracy
-
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:31
Control time
0:20
Significant strikes by target
62 of 149
Head
55 of 146
16 of 22
Body
1 of 2
10 of 13
Leg
1 of 2
51 of 128
Distance
43 of 127
33 of 51
Clinch
14 of 23
4 of 5
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
33 of 67
Sig. str.
17 of 46
40 of 74
Total str.
19 of 48
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
0:48
Ctrl
0:18
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
23 of 47
Sig. str.
25 of 52
24 of 48
Total str.
29 of 56
1 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:31
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
32 of 70
Sig. str.
15 of 52
32 of 70
Total str.
16 of 53
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Jeff Mullen
#GriffinBonnar
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Dalby Shirley
#GriffinBonnar
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Tony Weeks
#GriffinBonnar
1--
2--
3--
Total2928

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

1
Griffin
-
0
Bonnar
●29-28 Griffin
All 1 media scorecards▾
  • FightMetric.com29-28Griffin

Fan Scorecards

66%
Griffin
8%
Draw
25%
Bonnar
154 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Griffin61%●29-28 Bonnar23.4%●29-29 Draw7.1%●30-27 Griffin3.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
92%
Griffin
R2
89%
Bonnar
R3
66%
Griffin

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar?

Forrest Griffin defeated Stephan Bonnar by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale, held Saturday, April 9, 2005. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Forrest Griffin won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar?

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

Was Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 66% of 154 fan cards scored it for Forrest Griffin.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Forrest Griffin 60%40% Stephan Bonnar

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
6 edges
Stephan Bonnar
Grappling Specialist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

58Power57
75Speed52
79Precision57
85Durability82
94Engine81
72Wrestling92
85Ground97

Biggest edge Forrest Griffin, Kick speed +30

Attribute by attribute

Forrest Griffin is on the left of every row, Stephan Bonnar on the right.
50Punch power62
66Kick power51
70Punch speed53
80Kick speed50
79Accuracy57
72Takedowns92
76Ground striking98
93Submissions95
74Chin93
95Body strength70
94Cardio81

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

Tale of the Tape

19-7-0
Record
15-9-0
1756
Power Index rating
1684
1
Win Streak
0
47
Age
49
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
77"
196 cm
Reach
79"
201 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.38
SLpM
2.76
36%
Str. Acc.
38%
2.81
SApM
3.01
61%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

1.05
TD Avg.
1.32
48%
TD Acc.
40%
57%
TD Def.
60%
0.70
Sub. Avg.
1.00

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
Stephan Bonnar · 3-2
  • L
    Tito Ortiz
    Bellator 131 · Nov 15, 2014
    Split Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Anderson Silva
    UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · Oct 13, 2012
    TKO · R1 · 4:40 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Kyle Kingsbury
    UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson · Nov 20, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Igor Pokrajac
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · Dec 4, 2010
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Krzysztof Soszynski
    UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · Jul 3, 2010
    TKO · R2 · 3:08 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 15 fights
53.1
Avg sig. strikes
30.6
0.67
Avg takedowns
1.13
1:35
Avg control time
3:58
113
Career high strikes
57
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Forrest Griffin
Strike target
Stephan Bonnar
59%
Head
71%
15%
Body
19%
26%
Leg
10%
Forrest Griffin
Strike position
Stephan Bonnar
76%
Distance
43%
14%
Clinch
32%
10%
Ground
25%