Jordan Griffin (born February 23, 1990) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who competes in the

Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...

division. A professional competitor since 2011, he has competed for the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Legacy Fighting Alliance Legacy Fighting Alliance is an American mixed martial arts promotion, created as a result of the ''Legacy Fighting Championship'' and ''Resurrection Fighting Alliance'' merger in early 2017. History Resurrection Fighting Alliance On October 11, ...

and

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

. He is the former

KOTC King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

, RFO and Dakota FC Featherweight champion.

Martial arts career

Amateur career

Jordan Griffin made his amateur debut in 2009 as a welterweight, when he fought Luke Drummond during Racine Fight Night 5. Griffin won through a second round TKO. He won his second fight by a second round TKO, versus Trevor Konetzke, as well. He won his third fight against Mitchell Kanter by decision and fourth fight against Mark Mora by submission. He would then lose by knockout to Shane Hinton and decision to Tim Hallock. He won his last amateur fight against Micah Fulton by a knockout. He ended his amateur career with a 5-2 record.

Early career

Jordan Griffin made his professional debut in 2011, as a lightweight, against Tyler Hellenbrand. He lost by decision. He lost his second fight against Gary Bivens by submission. He would win his third fight against Ryan Smith by unanimous decision, but lost the next one, versus Damian Norris, by TKO. He would then go on a five fight winning streak, before dropping down to featherweight to face Robert Tahtinen. He won the fight by TKO. He won the next fight, against Anthony Fleming, by a guillotine choke. His seven fight winning streak was stopped by Dan Moret, whom defeated him by a rear naked choke. In his next fight, he faced Cameron Ramberg for the Dakota FC Featherweight title. He won the fight by majority decision. At KOTC - Total Dominance, Griffin fought Ben Pierre-Saint for the

Featherweight title. He won by a head kick KO. Griffin went on to defend the title three times, finishing all three of those fights. For his fourth defense, he was scheduled to fight

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. Griffin lost by unanimous decision.

Dana White's Contender Series

After winning his next three fights, Griffin was scheduled to fight Maurice Mitchell during Dana White's Contender Series 15. Griffin won the fight in the first round by a rear naked choke. He was awarded a UFC contract after the fight.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jordan Griffin was scheduled to make his UFC debut during UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos against

Chas Skelly Chas Lucas Skelly (born May 11, 1985) is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2009, he has also competed for Bellator MMA and Legacy Fig ...

. Skelly would get injured before the fight and was replaced by Vince Murdock. Murdock would later withdraw himself, as he was not medically cleared to fight. Griffin made his debut during UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 against

Dan Ige Daniel Alexander Ige (born August 6, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in UFC's Featherweight division. A professional since 2014, he has also competed for the Legacy Fighting Championship, Pancrase, the RFA, and Tita ...

. Ige won a unanimous decision. Griffin suffered multiple torn muscles in his right arm during the fight. His fight against

was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje. Skelly won the fight by unanimous decision. Griffin achieved his first UFC win during UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo, when he faced

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and won by a guillotine choke. This win earned him the ''

Performance of the Night UFC Bonus Awards are three separate cash bonuses usually awarded to four fighters after each UFC event, based on internal decisions by UFC management. More/fewer bonuses have been awarded at some events, especially when no knockouts or submissions ...

'' award. Griffin was scheduled to fight a rematch with

Darrick Minner Darrick Minner (born April 28, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born in Auburn, Nebraska and raised in Nebraska City, Minner wrestled at Nebra ...

on June 13, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo. However, on the day prior to the event, Minner was pulled from the fight due to health issues surrounding his weight cut and the bout was cancelled. Griffin faced

Youssef Zalal Youssef Zalal (born September 4, 1996) is a Moroccan mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Early life Zalal grew up fighting other kids on the streets of Morocco. His mother put him ...

on June 27, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Griffin faced

Luis Saldaña Luis Saldaña (born January 27, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Having his first boxing match at eight years old, he was introduced to the spor ...

on April 10, 2021 at

UFC on ABC 2 ''UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland'' (also known as ''UFC on ABC 2'' and ''UFC Vegas 23'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 10, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, N ...

. He lost the bout via controversial unanimous decision. 16 out of 18 media scores gave it to Griffin. After the loss he was released by UFC.

Post UFC

Griffin made his first appearance the UFC release against Josh Rohler at NAFC: Colosseum on April 16, 2022. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(One time) *

** King of the Cage Featherweight Champion (Two Defenses)

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Jordan Living people Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Milwaukee Mixed martial artists from Wisconsin 1990 births American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu