Tito Ortiz defeated Forrest Griffin by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 59: Reality Check, held Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Honda Center, Anaheim. The judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 29-27, Tito Ortiz won the decision.
Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Judges' Scorecards
The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.
Media Scores
All 2 media scorecards
- FightMetric.com28-28Draw
- Sherdog.com29-28Griffin
Fan Scorecards
82 fan scorecards submitted
Insights
- Forrest Griffin lands 4.59 significant strikes a minute, more than 82% of UFC fighters.
- Tito Ortiz lands 2.96 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 87% of UFC fighters.
- Forrest Griffin's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
- 2000Bronze · ADCC-99 kg
- —Champion · California Community College StateCalifornia junior college state championships
- —All-American · Junior College All AmericanCalifornia junior college
- —4th Place · State HSCalifornia high school
No background on record
Camp · Xtreme CoutureSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
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
2 early stoppages have no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin?
Tito Ortiz defeated Forrest Griffin by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 59: Reality Check, held Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Honda Center, Anaheim. The judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 29-27, Tito Ortiz won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin?
The judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 29-27, Tito Ortiz won the decision.
Was Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin a robbery?
Many scored it for Forrest Griffin: 59% of 82 fan cards scored it for Forrest Griffin. The judges gave it to Tito Ortiz.