Maxim Grishin
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, TD Defense, Grappling · stats alone on Durability, Control.
Built on 69 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Philipe Lins lean UFC Fight Night Kara-France vs Albazi Predictions & Full Card Breakdown (UFC Vegas 74) · May 30, 2023
He commits plainly ('gonna take Grisham') but immediately caps it with 'not super super confident' and a warning that Lins could upset the plan. A hedge on conviction, not on who wins.
Grishin is read as the more defensively sound, counter-oriented striker, leaning on leg kicks as his best weapon and able to punish Lins if Lins drops his hands exiting the pocket. His takedown defense is fine but he struggles badly once on his back. The pick leans his way mainly on that counter-striking path, not on a dominant overall case.
vs Philipe Lins clear UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Dern vs Yan Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · September 28, 2022 · 1 read since
He calls it clear-cut and labels the pick a decent one for him. He concedes a path exists for Lins and that it won't be a landslide -- margin/method qualifiers, not a hedge on the win, so they do not demote per the confidence-bar rule. His own moderate self-description keeps this at clear rather than emphatic.
Named 'Christian' throughout by ASR/captions -- this is Grishin, confirmed by the board's 'Better Level of Comp' bullet matching his rear-naked-choke win over a ranked name and a decision win over a late-weigh-in opponent. Has fought and beaten clearly better competition than Lins. Favored on leg kicks and overall fight control.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Philipe Lins 15-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · June 3, 2023
W William Knight 11-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · February 12, 2022
L Dustin Jacoby 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane · February 27, 2021
W Gadzhimurad Antigulov 16-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:58 — UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie · October 17, 2020
L Marcin Tybura 17-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · July 11, 2020
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Draws: 2
Fights by organization
+ 9 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 48 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly | Decision (unanimous) | ACA 202
April 12, 2026 |
ACA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexey Butorin | KO (punches) | ACA 195
November 7, 2025 |
ACA | 1 | 2:46 |
| W | Evgeny Egemberdiev | TKO (arm injury) | ACA 186
May 10, 2025 |
ACA | 2 | 0:47 |
| W | Oleg Olenichev | Decision (unanimous) | ACA 182
December 14, 2024 |
ACA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly | Decision (unanimous) | RCC 17
December 15, 2023 |
RCC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Philipe Lins | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
June 3, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | William Knight | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 271
February 12, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Dustin Jacoby | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
February 27, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
October 17, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 4:58 |
| L | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 251
July 12, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Jordan Johnson | Draw (majority) | PFL 9 (2019)
October 31, 2019 |
PFL | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | KO (punch) | PFL 6 (2019)
August 8, 2019 |
PFL | 1 | 0:48 |
| W | Jordan Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 3 (2019)
June 6, 2019 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Smealinho Rama | Draw (majority) | PFL 9 (2018)
October 13, 2018 |
PFL | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Rakim Cleveland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PFL 5 (2018)
August 2, 2018 |
PFL | 2 | 4:03 |
| W | Jason Butcher | TKO (leg injury) | PFL 2 (2018)
June 21, 2018 |
PFL | 1 | 1:41 |
| W | Leonardo Guimarães | Decision (unanimous) | WFCA 45
February 24, 2018 |
WFCA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dirlei Broenstrup | Decision (unanimous) | WFCA 42: Malyutin vs Jacarezinho
September 27, 2017 |
WFCA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Matej Batinić | KO (head kick) | Akhmat Fight Show 34: Battle in Moscow
February 25, 2017 |
Akhmat Fight Show | 3 | 2:43 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | TKO (punches) | Akhmat Fight Show 30: Grand Prix Akhmat 2016 Finals
October 4, 2016 |
Akhmat Fight Show | 4 | 1:13 |
| W | Maxim Futin | Decision (unanimous) | Akhmat Fight Show 23: Grand Prix Akhmat 2016
June 11, 2016 |
Akhmat Fight Show | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcin Łazarz | Decision (unanimous) | Akhmat Fight Show 18: Grand Prix Akhmat 2016
April 9, 2016 |
Akhmat Fight Show | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joaquim Ferreira | TKO (punches) | WFCA 9: Grozny Battle 6
October 4, 2015 |
WFCA | 3 | 3:06 |
| W | Malik Merad | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WFCA 3: Grozny Battle 3
June 13, 2015 |
WFCA | 1 | 4:43 |
| W | Dorian Ilić | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | WFCA 1: Grozny Battle 1
March 14, 2015 |
WFCA | 1 | 3:15 |
| W | Trevor Prangley | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 27: Battle Of Moscow 17
September 30, 2014 |
Fight Nights Global | 2 | 2:04 |
| W | Rodney Wallace | Decision (split) | Driven MMA: One
March 1, 2014 |
Driven MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mário Miranda | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 20: Battle Of Moscow 13
October 27, 2013 |
Fight Nights Global | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ray Lopez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 9
June 1, 2013 |
NAAFS | 1 | 4:25 |
| W | William Hill | TKO (punches) | NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 12
October 20, 2012 |
NAAFS | 1 | 3:57 |
| W | Joachim Christensen | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 32
May 16, 2012 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kenny Garner | TKO (submission to punches) | M-1 Challenge 27
October 14, 2011 |
M-1 Challenge | 5 | 4:07 |
| W | Júlio Cézar de Lima | TKO (punches) | League S-70: Russia vs. Brazil
August 5, 2011 |
League S-70 | 1 | 1:22 |
| W | Alan Sobanov | KO (punch) | SMMAI: Tornado
July 8, 2011 |
SMMAI | 1 | 3:30 |
| W | Samir Akhmetov | TKO (punches) | Sochi MMA International
July 5, 2011 |
Sochi MMA International | 1 | 1:43 |
| W | Stanislav Mirzamagomedov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | MFT: Fedor Emelianenko Cup
May 22, 2011 |
MFT | 1 | 2:32 |
| W | Vladimir Kuchenko | TKO (leg kick and punches) | M-1 Challenge 25
April 28, 2011 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 3:14 |
| L | Guram Gugenishvili | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Challenge 23
March 5, 2011 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Alexander Volkov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals
July 22, 2010 |
M-1 Selection | 1 | 2:39 |
| W | Arsen Abdulkerimov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 3
May 28, 2010 |
M-1 Selection | 1 | 1:52 |
| W | Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 2
April 10, 2010 |
M-1 Selection | 1 | 2:05 |
| L | Dawid Baziak | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 12
December 11, 2009 |
KSW | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Levan Persaev | TKO (knee) | M-1 Challenge 20: 2009 Finals
December 3, 2009 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 1:56 |
| W | Dmitry Zabolotny | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 7
October 3, 2009 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | — |
| L | Shane del Rosario | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 17
July 4, 2009 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 0:21 |
| L | Joaquim Ferreira | Submission (north-south choke) | M-1 Challenge 15
May 9, 2009 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 3:57 |
| W | Magomed Umarov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 1
March 13, 2009 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | — |
| L | Baga Agaev | Submission (armbar) | WAFC: World Pankration Championship 2008
May 24, 2008 |
WAFC | 1 | 0:47 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Maxim Grishin) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Maxim Grishin by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized