Light Heavyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Forrest Griffin v Mauricio Rua
UFC 76: Knockout, Sat, Sep 22, 2007, Anaheim, California, USA
Referee Steve Mazzagatti
Referee Steve Mazzagatti
Forrest Griffin won by Submission, R3 4:45. Rear Naked Choke
Height 6'3", Reach 77", Stance Orthodox, Age 28 on the night
Coming in 5-2-0 in the UFC over 7 fights
“Shogun”
Height 6'1", Reach 76", Stance Orthodox, Age 25 on the night
Coming in on UFC debut
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Forrest Griffin | Mauricio Rua | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 19 of 46 | 1 of 1 | 1:04 | 0 | 13 of 34 | 3 of 6 | 2:10 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 27 of 53 | 1 of 1 | 1:52 | 0 | 11 of 34 | 1 of 4 | 1:01 | 0 |
| Round 34:45 | 20 of 31 | 0 of 0 | 2:44 | 0 | 3 of 7 | 1 of 2 | 1:38 | 0 |
| Fight, 14:45 | 66 of 130 | 2 of 2 | 5:40 | 0 | 27 of 75 | 5 of 12 | 4:49 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 14.8 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.