UFC 53 : Andrei Arlovski VS Justin Eilers

Forrest Griffin vs Bill Mahood

Jun 4, 2005 · ESPN+

DateJun 4, 2005

DivisionLight Heavyweight

StatusScheduled

VenueAtlantic City Boardwalk Hall

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, June 4, 2005 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 5:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 2:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 10:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 11:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 7:00 AM
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Forrest Griffin19-7-0Forrest Griffin vs Bill MahoodBill MahoodThe Butcher |20-7-1

Forrest Griffin19-7-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time00:02:18

19-7-0Record20-7-1

47Age59

6'3"Height6'3"

77"ReachTBD

205 lbsWeight205 lbs

Light HeavyweightWeight ClassLight Heavyweight

Bill MahoodThe Butcher20-7-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Forrest Griffin owns a 17-point Elo edge (good). Forrest Griffin shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 1 shared opponent give extra context.

Compare Forrest Griffin and Bill Mahood across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Forrest GriffinBill Mahood

Recent form

Forrest GriffinW L W L L · +5 Elo last 5

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Bill MahoodW W W W W · +51 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Forrest Griffin1658+22 last move

Bill Mahood1641+6 last move

Why they are ranked here

Forrest GriffinNot on the active ladder · 1658 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Tito Ortiz (rated 1769 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Keith Jardine (rated 1602 at the time): -26.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, +5 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1568, not 1658: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Bill MahoodNot on the active ladder · 1641 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Khalil Ibrahim (rated 1500 at the time): +15.
Costliest loss: Lost to Patrick Cote (rated 1581 at the time): -20.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +51 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1551, not 1641: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

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What's at stake

Forrest GriffinNow 1658

Wins by decision+15→ 1673

Loses by decision-17→ 1641

Bill MahoodNow 1641

Wins by decision+13→ 1654

Loses by decision-11→ 1630

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Forrest GriffinvsBill Mahood

Takedown average

1.05vs0

Takedown defense

57%vs0%

Sig. strikes landed per min

4.38vs0.43

Submission average

0.73vs0

Finishing profile

Forrest Griffindecision leads 47% of wins

Bill MahoodKO/TKO leads 75% of wins

Common opponents

Chael SonnenForrest Griffin: win · Submission (Triangle Choke) · Sep 6, 2003Bill Mahood: cancelled · Feb 26, 2005

Tale of the tape

Forrest GriffinBill Mahood

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.38Sig. strikes landed per min0.43

UFC light heavyweight average : 4.00

36Sig. strike accuracy100

UFC light heavyweight average : 50%

2.81Sig. strikes absorbed per min6.09

UFC light heavyweight average : 3.73

61Sig. strike defense18

UFC light heavyweight average : 51%

1.05Takedown average0

UFC light heavyweight average : 1.37

48Takedown accuracyNot available

UFC light heavyweight average : 26%

57Takedown defense0

UFC light heavyweight average : 58%

0.73Submission average0

UFC light heavyweight average : 0.59

4Wins by knockout15

6Wins by submission4

9Wins by decision1

5Losses by knockout3

0Losses by submission4

2Losses by decision0

Forrest Griffin vs Bill Mahood is a scheduled Light Heavyweight fight on UFC 53 : Andrei Arlovski VS Justin Eilers. Forrest Griffin enters with a 19-7-0 record and Bill Mahood enters with a 20-7-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.