★ Championship Bout · Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight Tournament
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale
Las Vegas, USA
9 Apr 2005
Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight Tournament
VS
52%
Griffin
48%
Bonnar
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
FG
Forrest Griffin
19 – 7
6'3"77" reachOrthodox47 yrsWell-Rounded
CFR 18
SB
Stephan Bonnar
"The American Psycho"
15 – 9
Well-Rounded49 yrsOrthodox79" reach6'4"
CFR 17

Combatrics Intelligence

Data-driven breakdown · fighter metrics

Edge: Griffin

This is a genuine toss-up — Griffin at 52% vs Bonnar at 48% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

Striking split: Griffin throws more volume but Bonnar connects at a higher rate — quality vs quantity.

Risk flags

Griffin's chin rating of 10 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Bonnar has a chin rating of 66 — a potential KO vulnerability.

Griffin
Bonnar
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'3"
Height
+6'4"
77"
Reach
+79"
47+
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Griffin
Bonnar
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
18.2
16.5
52.0
Performance Avg
45.2
42
Quality of Victory
40
82
Momentum Score
48
Griffin
Bonnar
Striking
Significant strikes per minute & accuracy
1.9
1.0
36%
Strike Accuracy
43%
2.3
Striking Style Score (/10)
3.6
1 KOs
KO Finishes
2 KOs
Strike targetStrike target
20
Head
15
4
Body
0
8
Leg
0
RangeRange
23Distance13
9Clinch2
0Ground0
Griffin
Bonnar
Grappling
Takedowns, submissions & wrestling
—
—
0.1
Sub Attempts / fight
0.1
3.3
Grappling Style Score (/10)
3.2
2.3
Wrestling Style Score (/10)
2.2
0:00
Control Time (this fight)
0:00
0
Reversals
0
Griffin
Bonnar
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
10
66
2 consec. KOs
Verdict
Moderate
4
KO/TKO Losses
1
0
Sub Losses
0
Avg R1.5 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R1.0 stoppage
1 fight ago
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
15/26 fights
Chin rating based on
15/24 fights
Griffin
Bonnar
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
82
48
W · Dec · R3
L · KO · R1
W · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
L · KO · R1
Last 5
L · KO · R1
W · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
W · KO · R2
L · R3
Griffin
Bonnar
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
30%
50%
1
KO / TKO Wins
2
2
Submission Wins
2
7
Decision Wins
4

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Griffin
Bonnar
Striking2.3 / 3.6Volume6.9 / 5.1Grappling3.3 / 3.2Wrestling2.3 / 2.2Submission2.0 / 2.5Pressure4.1 / 5.1
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
2.3
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
3.6
3.3
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
3.2
2.3
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
2.2
2.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
2.5
4.1
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
5.1
6.9
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
5.1
Griffin
Strike Zones
Bonnar
Griffin
Attacking
20HEAD4BODY8LEGS32 landed
Absorbing
15HEAD0BODY0LEGS15 absorbed
Bonnar
Attacking
15HEAD0BODY0LEGS15 landed
Absorbing
20HEAD4BODY8LEGS32 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Griffin targets the head (63% of attacks) — Bonnar absorbs 63% of strikes there
🎯Bonnar targets the head (100% of attacks) — Griffin absorbs 100% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Griffin
RND
Bonnar
0/0R00/0

Griffin · QOF Timeline

Avg: 4.0
0104.5W5.0W5.0W5.5L4.5W1.5L4.5W5.5W4.5W2.8L1.5L4.5W4.5W1.5L4.5W2005-042006-082008-072011-022012-07
WinLossTrend

Bonnar · QOF Timeline

Avg: 5.0
0105.5L4.5W5.0W4.5W5.5L5.5L5.0W5.2W7.3L5.5L5.5L5.2W4.5W4.5W1.5L2005-042006-062009-012010-122012-10
WinLossTrend

Griffin · Last 5

W · Dec · R3
Tito OrtizRating 4.5
Decision
UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · 2012-07
L · KO · R1
Mauricio RuaRating 1.5
KO/TKO
UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · 2011-08
W · Dec · R3
Rich FranklinRating 4.5
Decision
UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · 2011-02
W · Dec · R3
Tito OrtizRating 4.5
Decision
UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 · 2009-11
L · KO · R1
Anderson SilvaRating 1.5
KO/TKO
UFC 101: Declaration · 2009-08

Bonnar · Last 5

L · KO · R1
Anderson SilvaRating 1.5
KO/TKO
UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · 2012-10
W · Dec · R3
Kyle KingsburyRating 4.5
Decision
UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · 2011-11
W · Dec · R3
Igor PokrajacRating 4.5
Decision
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · 2010-12
W · KO · R2
Krzysztof SoszynskiRating 5.2
KO/TKO
UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · 2010-07
L · R3
Krzysztof SoszynskiRating 5.5
UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez · 2010-02

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