Light Heavyweight★ Submission of the Night3 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Forrest Griffin def. Mauricio Rua (Submission)
Submission · Round 3 · 4:45
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Honda Center, Anaheim, United States
Forrest Griffin defeated Mauricio Rua by Submission in round 3 (4:45) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 76: KNOCKOUT, held Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Honda Center, Anaheim.
Fight stats
Forrest Griffin
Mauricio Rua
0
Knockdowns
0
66 of 130
Significant strikes
27 of 75
51%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
146 of 214
Total strikes
53 of 105
2 of 2
Takedowns
5 of 12
100%
Takedown accuracy
42%
3
Submission attempts
0
2
Reversals
0
5:40
Control time
4:49
Significant strikes by target
44 of 104
Head
21 of 69
13 of 16
Body
3 of 3
9 of 10
Leg
3 of 3
21 of 54
Distance
14 of 50
4 of 7
Clinch
3 of 3
41 of 69
Ground
10 of 22
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 46
Sig. str.
13 of 34
40 of 68
Total str.
23 of 46
1 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 6
0
Sub. att
0
1:04
Ctrl
2:10
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
27 of 53
Sig. str.
11 of 34
55 of 81
Total str.
20 of 45
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 4
1
Sub. att
0
1:52
Ctrl
1:01
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 31
Sig. str.
3 of 7
51 of 65
Total str.
10 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
2
Sub. att
0
2:44
Ctrl
1:38
Frequently asked questions
Who won Forrest Griffin vs Mauricio Rua?
Forrest Griffin defeated Mauricio Rua by Submission in round 3 (4:45) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 76: KNOCKOUT, held Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Honda Center, Anaheim.
Referee
Steve Mazzagatti
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Win probability
Forrest Griffin 35%65% Mauricio Rua
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 headUFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)
Forrest Griffin
Complete Fighter
2 edges
Mauricio Rua
Knockout Artist
9 edges
Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap
Style shape
58Power98
75Speed96
79Precision97
85Durability96
94Engine67
72Wrestling92
85Ground79
Biggest edge Mauricio Rua, Punch power +49
Attribute by attribute
Forrest Griffin is on the left of every row, Mauricio Rua on the right.
50Punch power99
66Kick power96
70Punch speed97
80Kick speed95
79Accuracy97
72Takedowns92
76Ground striking95
93Submissions63
74Chin94
95Body strength97
94Cardio67
Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.
Tale of the Tape
19-7-0
Record
27-14-1
1780
Power Index rating
1885
1
Win Streak
0
47
Age
44
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
77"
196 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil
Striking Profile
4.38
SLpM
3.57
36%
Str. Acc.
50%
2.81
SApM
2.79
61%
Str. Def.
54%
Grappling Profile
1.05
TD Avg.
2.01
48%
TD Acc.
48%
57%
TD Def.
49%
0.70
Sub. Avg.
0.70
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Forrest Griffin · 3-2
Mauricio Rua · 1-3-1
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 15 fights · 24 fights
53.1
Avg sig. strikes
37.0
0.67
Avg takedowns
1.13
1:35
Avg control time
2:34
113
Career high strikes
96
5
Career high TDs
5
Strike Distribution
Forrest Griffin
Strike target
Mauricio Rua
59%
Head
59%
15%
Body
16%
26%
Leg
25%
Forrest Griffin
Strike position
Mauricio Rua
76%
Distance
70%
14%
Clinch
15%
10%
Ground
15%