Saturday, March 7, 2020T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Alex Oliveira defeated Max Griffin by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero, held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Alex Oliveira won the decision.
Alex Oliveira vs Max Griffin
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Alex OliveiraMax Griffin
0
Knockdowns0
40 / 77
Significant strikes23 / 50
52%
Sig. strike accuracy46%
61 / 98
Total strikes62 / 96
1 / 5
Takedowns2 / 3
20%
Takedown accuracy67%
0
Reversals1
3:31
Control time5:35
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Alex OliveiraMax Griffin
2153%1774%
Head
1128%417%
Body
820%29%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Alex Oliveira
88%
Max Griffin
87%13%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Alex Oliveira40 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1616/47
1111/12
88/8
Clinch
33/7
00/1
0
Ground
22/2
0
0
Max Griffin23 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1616/39
44/8
0
Clinch
11/1
0
22/2
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Alex OliveiraMax Griffin
R1
9
7
10-910-910-9
R2
23
12
10-910-910-9
R3
8
4
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Alex Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
9 / 24
Significant strikes7 / 16
38%
Sig. strike accuracy44%
14 / 29
Total strikes23 / 35
0 / 0
Takedowns2 / 2
0:12
Control time2:38
Round 2Judges: Alex Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
23 / 41
Significant strikes12 / 28
56%
Sig. strike accuracy43%
24 / 42
Total strikes19 / 35
0 / 3
Takedowns0 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
1:34
Control time0:06
Round 3Judges: Max Griffin
0
Knockdowns0
8 / 12
Significant strikes4 / 6
67%
Sig. strike accuracy67%
23 / 27
Total strikes20 / 26
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
0
Reversals1
1:45
Control time2:51
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
12
Alex Oliveira
5
Max Griffin
●29-28 Oliveira×12●29-28 Griffin×5
All 17 media scorecards
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com29-28Oliveira
- MMAMania.com29-28Oliveira
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Oliveira
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Oliveira
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Oliveira
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Oliveira
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Oliveira
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling29-28Oliveira
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Oliveira
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com29-28Oliveira
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com29-28Oliveira
- MMABrasil.com.br29-28Oliveira
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Griffin
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Griffin
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com29-28Griffin
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com29-28Griffin
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Griffin
Fan Scorecards
98 fan scorecards submitted
78%
Alex Oliveira
4%
Draw
18%
Max Griffin
●29-28 Oliveira75.5%●29-28 Griffin18.4%●29-29 Draw4.1%●30-28 Oliveira1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
83%
Griffin
R2
95%
Oliveira
R3
66%
Oliveira
Betting Odds
Alex Oliveira
-144
59% implied win probability
Open: -156Best: -129
Max Griffin
+116
46% implied win probability
Open: +127Best: +126
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Alex Oliveira | Max Griffin | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -145 | +115 | |
| Bovada | -140 | +110 | |
| Cloudbet | -129 | +108 | |
| Pinnacle | -142 | +126 | |
| sports-interaction | -160 | +120 | |
| unibet | -150 | +115 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Alex Oliveira's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Alex Oliveira spends 86% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Alex Oliveira
Muay ThaiBJJ
- —Dark Blue Prajied · Muay Thai
- —Blue belt · BJJ
Max Griffin
KickboxingKung Fu
- —Black belt · KickboxingIKF (International Kickboxing Federation)
- —Welterweight Championship (170 lb)West Coast Fighting Championship
- —Middleweight Championship (185 lb)West Coast Fighting Championship
- —Welterweight ChampionshipTachi Palace Fights
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
57%67%
Head
25%19%
Body
18%14%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Alex Oliveiralast 1 fight
86%14%
Max Griffinlast 6 fights
72%21%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Alex Oliveira· from fights outside the UFC Max Griffin
Strikes landed / min
2.983.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Oliveira · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersMax Griffin · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.603.69
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Oliveira · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersMax Griffin · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.401.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Oliveira · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersMax Griffin · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
39%41%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Oliveira · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersMax Griffin · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
64%69%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Oliveira · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersMax Griffin · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Oliveira · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersMax Griffin · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.98
Strikes landed / min3.70
2.60
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.69
2.40 / 6.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.44 / 3.5
39%
Takedown accuracy41%
64%
Takedown defence69%
3:06
Control time / fight2:01
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Alex Oliveira22 UFC fights · 629 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%207/636
13%84/132
13%83/89
Clinch
10%64/113
7%47/58
5%31/38
Ground
14%85/135
4%27/28
0%1/1
Max Griffin19 UFC fights · 922 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
57%528/1378
15%135/214
13%123/141
Clinch
4%39/82
4%41/45
0%4/4
Ground
5%48/82
0%3/3
0%1/1
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Alex Oliveira36 of 46 ended early · 78%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Max Griffin13 of 33 ended early · 39%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Alex Oliveira1-4
- LOmar TugarevBeazt Fight Night · Jun 13, 2026TKO · R1 · 2:35 · Lightweight
- LRkena FC 2: Lortqipanidze vs. Oliveira · Mar 14, 2026Submission · R1 · 0:41 · Lightweight
- L
- WMauricio Ariel PareFuthar MMA 5 · Sep 6, 2025Submission · R1 · 2:10 · Welterweight
- L
Full record · 48 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- L
- W
- WHelison CruzSFFN 9 · Aug 13, 2022TKO · R1 · 0:26 · Welterweight
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker · Oct 2, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson · Apr 27, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018Submission · R2 · 3:17 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- W
- NC
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko · Jul 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- WJoe MerrittUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero · Jun 27, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- W
- WDouglas AparecidoWOCS 38 · Oct 18, 2014TKO · R1 · 2:52 · Catchweight
- WEderson MoreiraWOCS 36 · Jul 18, 2014Submission · R1 · 4:18 · Catchweight
- NCRogério MatiasCEF 10 · May 29, 2014NC · R1 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WFabio LimaBitetti Combat 19 · Feb 6, 2014TKO · R1 · 4:26 · Welterweight
- WWelton DoidãoWOCS 32 · Dec 13, 2013Submission · R3 · 3:44 · Welterweight
- WThiago MacedoWOCS 27 · Aug 2, 2013TKO · R1 · 2:40 · Welterweight
- DKenedy GualandeRio de Janeiro Regional · Jun 23, 2013DRAW
- WJone GarciaBitetti Combat 15 · May 11, 2013TKO · R2 · 2:03 · Welterweight
- L
- WTBAJF Fights · Oct 6, 2012TKO
- WTBAMinas Gerais Regional · Aug 25, 2012TKO
- WLeandro BeinrothiMinas Gerais Regional · Jun 30, 2012TKO
- LTBAATS Kombat · May 26, 2012Submission
- WRodrigo PitbullMinas Gerais Regional · Dec 10, 2011TKO
Max Griffin1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal · Apr 25, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer · Feb 10, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov · Jul 1, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Daukaus · Mar 26, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · Oct 12, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- LUFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier · Jul 7, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens · Feb 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida · Oct 29, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- W
- WBuddy WallaceWest Coast FC 15 · Oct 10, 2015TKO · Welterweight
- L
- WRicky Legere Jr.Tachi PF 21 · Nov 6, 2014TKO · R1 · 3:21 · Welterweight
- WBuddy WallaceTachi PF 19 · Jun 19, 2014Submission · R2 · 2:20 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WKito AndrewsWest Coast FC 5 · May 3, 2013Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WRichard RigmadenWest Coast FC 4 · Jan 18, 2013Submission · R1 · 0:56
- L
- WJaime JaraWest Coast Fighting Championship · Jan 7, 2012TKO
- WJoshua MirandaGladiator Challenge · Nov 13, 2010Unanimous Decision
- WAaron HamiltonGladiator Challenge · Sep 18, 2010TKO · R2 · 2:20
- WKino VuittonetGladiator Challenge · Oct 10, 2009TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Alex Oliveira vs Max Griffin?
Alex Oliveira defeated Max Griffin by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero, held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Alex Oliveira won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Alex Oliveira vs Max Griffin?
The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Alex Oliveira won the decision.
Was Alex Oliveira vs Max Griffin a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 78% of 98 fan cards scored it for Alex Oliveira; 71% of 17 media scores picked Alex Oliveira.