Home Events UFC 76: Knockout Forrest Griffin vs Mauricio Rua Forrest Griffin vs Mauricio Rua · UFC 76: Knockout Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 76: Knockout
Saturday, September 22, 2007 · Anaheim · California
Full card → Result Forrest Griffin def. Mauricio Rua Method Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round · time Round 3 · 4:45 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Steve Mazzagatti Sig. strikes Forrest Griffin 66/130 · Mauricio Rua 27/75 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Forrest Griffin 146/214 · Mauricio Rua 53/105 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (3 rounds) Result Forrest Griffin def. Mauricio Rua
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 3 · 4:45 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R3 · 4:45
R1 R2 R3
Forrest Griffin Round 3 Mauricio Rua
20 / 31 Sig. strikes 3 / 7
65% Accuracy 43%
51 / 65 Total strikes 10 / 14
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 1 / 2
2 Sub. attempts 0
2:44 Control 1:38
4.2 Pace / min 0.6
63% Control share 37%
Forrest Griffin
Target head 75% · body 20% · leg 5%
Phase distance 10% · clinch 0% · ground 90%
Mauricio Rua
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%
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Fight summary
66 Forrest Griffin sig. strikes
27 Mauricio Rua sig. strikes
3 rounds observed
-71% largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Mauricio Rua)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · PropSports round stats 66 / 130 Sig. strikes 27 / 75
51% Accuracy 36%
146 / 214 Total strikes 53 / 105
0 Knockdowns 0
2 / 2 Takedowns 5 / 12
3 Sub attempts 0
5:40 Control 4:49
44 Head 21
13 Body 3
9 Leg 3
Forrest Griffin Mauricio Rua
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 19-7-0 Record 27-14-1
28 Age 25
6'3" Height 6'1"
77" Reach 76"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
4.38 Sig. str./min 3.57
1.05 TD / 15 min 2.01
Forrest Griffin 9-5 in archive
1 KO/TKO wins
1 Sub wins
22% Finish rate
