Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 72: VICTORY
Lightweight★ Fight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Tyson Griffin
United StatesTyson Griffin
16-8-0
RESULT

Tyson Griffin def. Clay Guida (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Clay Guida
United StatesClay Guida
“The Carpenter”
38-22-0
Saturday, June 16, 2007
SSE Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tyson Griffin defeated Clay Guida by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 72: VICTORY, held Saturday, June 16, 2007 at SSE Arena, Glasgow. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Tyson Griffin won the decision.

Fight stats

Tyson Griffin
Clay Guida
0
Knockdowns
0
50 of 87
Significant strikes
36 of 65
57%
Sig. strike accuracy
55%
87 of 125
Total strikes
82 of 114
2 of 2
Takedowns
4 of 14
100%
Takedown accuracy
29%
2
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
1:49
Control time
7:51
Significant strikes by target
31 of 68
Head
22 of 50
16 of 16
Body
12 of 13
3 of 3
Leg
2 of 2
27 of 58
Distance
11 of 31
6 of 10
Clinch
5 of 5
17 of 19
Ground
20 of 29

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 32
Sig. str.
8 of 19
24 of 40
Total str.
13 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 6
1
Sub. att
0
1:01
Ctrl
2:15
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
17 of 26
Sig. str.
5 of 10
20 of 29
Total str.
21 of 26
2 of 2
Takedowns
2 of 5
0
Sub. att
2
0:43
Ctrl
2:22
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
17 of 29
Sig. str.
23 of 36
43 of 56
Total str.
48 of 64
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
1
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
3:14

Judges' Scorecards

Douglas Crosby
#GriffinGuida
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Jeff Mullen
#GriffinGuida
1--
2--
3--
Total2829
Andy Roberts
#GriffinGuida
1--
2--
3--
Total2928

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

Media Scores

1
Griffin
-
1
Guida
●29-28 Griffin●29-28 Guida
All 2 media scorecards▾
  • FightMetric.com29-28Griffin
  • Sherdog.com29-28Guida

Fan Scorecards

7%
Griffin
7%
Draw
87%
Guida
15 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Guida80%●29-28 Griffin6.7%●29-29 Draw6.7%●30-28 Guida6.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
80%
Griffin
R2
87%
Guida
R3
87%
Guida

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Tyson Griffin vs Clay Guida?

Tyson Griffin defeated Clay Guida by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 72: VICTORY, held Saturday, June 16, 2007 at SSE Arena, Glasgow. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Tyson Griffin won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Tyson Griffin vs Clay Guida?

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

Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Tyson Griffin 54%46% Clay Guida

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 · Lightweight roster (302 fighters)

Tyson Griffin
Pressure Wrestler
3 edges
Clay Guida
Pressure Wrestler
8 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

63Power89
90Speed92
71Precision89
79Durability96
96Engine100
95Wrestling96
94Ground93

Biggest edge Clay Guida, Punch power +42

Attribute by attribute

Tyson Griffin is on the left of every row, Clay Guida on the right.
48Punch power90
78Kick power88
84Punch speed93
95Kick speed90
71Accuracy89
95Takedowns96
94Ground striking93
93Submissions92
66Chin95
92Body strength96
96Cardio100

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

Tale of the Tape

16-8-0
Record
38-22-0
1739
Power Index rating
1712
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
44
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
68"
173 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.71
SLpM
2.63
41%
Str. Acc.
33%
2.30
SApM
3.00
65%
Str. Def.
61%

Grappling Profile

1.87
TD Avg.
3.10
46%
TD Acc.
35%
59%
TD Def.
66%
0.90
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tyson Griffin · 2-3
  • W
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    URCC 34: Destiny · Aug 4, 2018
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  • L
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  • L
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  • W
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  • L
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    TKO · R1 · 2:45 · Featherweight
Clay Guida · 0-5
  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 37 fights
43.7
Avg sig. strikes
31.2
1.43
Avg takedowns
2.11
2:31
Avg control time
4:14
92
Career high strikes
80
8
Career high TDs
10

Strike Distribution

Tyson Griffin
Strike target
Clay Guida
52%
Head
60%
22%
Body
16%
26%
Leg
24%
Tyson Griffin
Strike position
Clay Guida
74%
Distance
65%
14%
Clinch
14%
12%
Ground
21%