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.

This was Neil Magny's 33rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Neil Magny's UFC record stood at 22-11-0, 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 1 year, at 37 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 24 more professional rounds, 107 to Griffin's 83.

Magny vs Griffin form

Neil Magny had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ian Machado Garry at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Philip Rowe at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gilbert Burns at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Griffin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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