Wells vs Griffin

Who won Wells vs Griffin?

Max Griffin beat Jeremiah Wells by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Max Griffin.

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).

Wells vs Griffin stats

Jeremiah Wells stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Max Griffin made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jeremiah Wells' UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Max Griffin's came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Griffin had a slight advantage in power over Wells, with a 47% knock out percentage over Wells' 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wells had a large advantage over Griffin, boasting a 33% submission rate over Griffin's 11%.

Jeremiah Wells was the younger man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Griffin had a height advantage of 2 inches over Wells. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Wells was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 14 years and 6 months earlier than Griffin, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 43 to Griffin's 83.

Wells vs Griffin form

Wells had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Matt Semelsberger at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Court McGee at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had defeated Mike Mathetha at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He was victorious against Warlley Alves at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Griffin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had defeated Kenan Song at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jeremiah Wells had last fought 9 months ago, while Max Griffin's last outing had been 10 months and 4 days ago.

Wells' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Griffin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wells vs Griffin?

Jeremiah Wells was a 67/100 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Max Griffin made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.