Elvis Sinosic vs. Forrest Griffin
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Elvis Sinosic
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.24 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Forrest Griffin
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Elvis Sinosic
Distance 89.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 10.4%)
Forrest Griffin
Distance 85.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Elvis Sinosic
Head 67.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 25.5% (norm 9.7%)
Forrest Griffin
Head 77.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sinosic L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Griffin L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 43 / 129 | 33.3% | 41.4% | 605 / 1860 | 32.5% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 113 / 187 | 60.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 78 / 140 | 55.7% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 19 / 98 | 19.4% | 38.9% | 469 / 1686 | 27.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 121 / 202 | 59.9% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 81.8% | 206 / 299 | 68.9% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Sinosic L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Griffin L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 66 / 167 | 39.5% | 40.4% | 340 / 1044 | 32.6% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 48 / 73 | 65.8% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 148 / 292 | 50.7% | 70.4% | 107 / 179 | 59.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 189 / 431 | 43.9% | 37.5% | 420 / 1196 | 35.1% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 72.3% | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 36 / 44 | 81.8% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Griffin has more cage time on record.