Magny vs Griffin

Who won Magny vs Griffin?

Neil Magny beat Max Griffin by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night Columbus, on Saturday 26th March 2022 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Neil Magny.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magny vs Griffin stats

Neil Magny stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Max Griffin made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Neil Magny's UFC record stood at 22-10-0, while Max Griffin's came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Griffin had a large advantage in power over Magny, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Magny's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magny had a slight advantage over Griffin, with a 12% submission rate over Griffin's 11%.

Neil Magny was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Magny had a height advantage of 4 inches over Griffin. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Magny was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 months later than Griffin, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 106 to Griffin's 83.

Magny vs Griffin form

Neil Magny had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robbie Lawler at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Jingliang Li at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Max Griffin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michael Morales at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tim Means at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

He had defeated Carlos Condit at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Max Griffin had been fighting more than Neil Magny.

Going to this contest, Neil Magny had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 10 days ago, while Max Griffin's last outing had been 2 months and 8 days ago.

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Griffin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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